Discrimination1. (n.) The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences.
2. (n.) The state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set apart.
3. (n.) The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.
4. (n.) The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination in the choice of means.
5. (n.) That which discriminates; mark of distinction.
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