Discriminatively

/dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɪvli/ adverb

Definition

In a way that shows the capacity to distinguish between things, or that demonstrates unfair prejudicial treatment.

Etymology

From discriminative plus -ly adverbial suffix, creating the adverbial form of the adjective discriminative.

Kelly Says

This is one of those technical words that appears frequently in AI and statistics papers, maintaining the word's original meaning of 'distinguishing' rather than its prejudicial sense.

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Gender History

Adverbial form of 'discriminative'; inherits technical legitimacy but cultural baggage.

Inclusive Usage

Restrict to technical/ML contexts with clear definitions. In public communication, use 'distinctively' or 'differentially.'

Inclusive Alternatives

["distinctively","differentially","contrastively"]

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