discriminant

(noun)

An expression that gives information about the roots of a polynomial.

Related Terms

  • zero
  • quadratic

Examples of discriminant in the following topics:

  • Discrimination Against Individuals

    • Controversial attempts have been made to redress negative effects of discrimination.
    • Unfair discrimination usually follows the gender stereotypes held by a society.
    • Reverse discrimination is a term referring to discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, including the city or state, or in favor of members of a minority or historically disadvantaged group.
    • Reverse discrimination may also be used to highlight the discrimination inherent in affirmative action programs.
    • Give an example of discrimination and reverse discrimination using examples of religious, gender, or racial prejudice
  • Analysis of Price Discrimination

    • The goal of price discrimination is for the seller to make the most profit possible .
    • In commerce there are three types of price discrimination that exist.
    • Price discrimination is a driving force in commerce.
    • Many examples of price discrimination are present throughout commerce including:
    • Gender based prices: uses price discrimination based on gender.
  • Examples of Price Discrimination

    • There are three types of price discrimination:
    • ): price discrimination is also prevalent within the publishing industry.
    • Methods of price discrimination include:
    • For example, a Ladies Night at a bar is a form of price discrimination.
    • These graphs show multiple market price discrimination.
  • Price Discrimination

    • Output can be expanded when price discrimination is very efficient, but output can decline when discrimination is more effective at extracting surplus from high-valued users than expanding sales to low valued users.
    • Although price discrimination is the producer's or seller's legal attempt to charge varying prices for the same product based on consumer demand, price discrimination can be illegal in some cases.
    • In third degree discrimination, it is not always advantageous to discriminate.
    • Price discrimination in intellectual property is also enforced by law and by technology.
    • Construct the concept of price discrimination relative to legal concerns in pricing
  • Gender Discrimination

    • Gender discrimination refers to prejudice or discrimination based on gender, as well as conditions that foster stereotypes of gender roles.
    • Gender discrimination, also known as sexism, refers to prejudice or discrimination based on sex and/or gender, as well as conditions or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on gender.
    • Many of the stereotypes that result in gender discrimination are not only descriptive, but also prescriptive beliefs about how men and women "should" behave.
    • There are several prominent ways in which gender discrimination continues to play a role in modern society.
    • Many also argue that the objectification of women, such as in pornography, also constitutes a form of gender discrimination.
  • Institutional Prejudice or Discrimination

    • Institutionalized discrimination refers to discrimination embedded in the procedures, policies or objectives of large organizations.
    • Institutionalized discrimination within the housing market also includes practices like redlining and mortgage discrimination.
    • Institutionalized discrimination within the housing market also includes practices like redlining and mortgage discrimination.
    • The achievement gap in education is another example of institutionalized discrimination.
    • Examine the legal cases that had an impact on institutional discrimination
  • Elasticity Conditions for Price Discrimination

    • An example of price discrimination would be the cost of movie tickets.
    • Industries use price discrimination as a way to increase revenue.
    • There are a variety of ways in which industries legally use price discrimination.
    • The pharmaceutical industry experiences international price discrimination.
    • Academic textbooks are another industry known for price discrimination.
  • Legislation Protecting against Discrimination

    • Discrimination—treating specific groups of people unequally—is unethical behavior and is prohibited by several pieces of U.S. legislation.
    • Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on his or her membership—or perceived membership—in a certain group or category.
    • Several pieces of legislation protect groups and individuals from discrimination in the United States.
    • An employer cannot discriminate against a person because of his interracial association with another, such as by an interracial marriage.
    • Outline the legislative framework in the United States that actively protects employees against discrimination in the workplace
  • The Discriminant

    • The discriminant of a polynomial is a function of its coefficients that reveals information about the polynomial's roots.
    • The discriminant of a quadratic function is a function of its coefficients that reveals information about its roots.
    • The discriminant $\Delta =b^2-4ac$ is the portion of the quadratic formula under the square root.
    • Using $1$ as the value of $a$, $-1$ as the value of $b$, and $-2$ as the value of $c$, the discriminant of this function can be determined as follows:
    • Explain how and why the discriminant can be used to find the number of real roots of a quadratic equation
  • Discrimination Based on Sex and Gender

    • Sexism or gender discrimination is prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender.
    • One form of occupational sexism is wage discrimination.
    • According to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, the combination of anti-transgender bias with structural and individual racism means that transgender people of color experience particularly high levels of discrimination.
    • Specifically, black transgender people reported the highest level of discrimination among all transgender individuals of color.
    • Describe the forms of gender-based discrimination that exist in society today
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