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单词 discriminancy
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discriminancyn.

Brit. /dᵻˈskrɪmᵻnənsi/, U.S. /dᵻˈskrɪmənənsi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discriminant adj., -ancy suffix.
Etymology: < discriminant adj.: see -ancy suffix. Compare earlier discriminance n., discriminate v., discrimination n.
rare.
1. The quality of not being extended to all the members of a group. Obsolete.
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a1656 R. Vines Gods Drawing (1662) 135 Grace hath more glory by the property of discriminancy then it could have by universality.
2. Ability to discriminate.The occurrence in Penny Mag. cited at quot. 1846 has not been found.
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1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Discriminancy, power to discriminate.
2007 IFMBE Proc. 16 103/1 The results show good improvements in sensitivity and discriminancy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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