DISCRIMINANTS
(noun)Definitions
There are 2 meanings of the word
Discriminants.
Discriminants - as a noun
An expression that gives information about the roots of a polynomial; for example, the expression d = b2 - 4ac determines whether the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are real and distinct (d > 0), real and equal (d = 0) or complex (d < 0).
The invariant (on the vector space of forms of degree d in n variables) that vanishes exactly when the corresponding hypersurface in pn-1 is singular.
Example Sentences
"The discriminants of these two equations are equal."
"Calculating discriminants can help determine the nature of the roots of a quadratic equation."
"The discriminants of these three polynomial functions differ greatly."
"She studied the discriminants of various mathematical models."
"The discriminants in these statistical analyses were inconclusive."
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