The quality of being discriminative; the capacity or tendency to distinguish between different things or to show prejudicial treatment.
From discriminative plus -ness suffix. This triple-suffix word (discriminate + -ive + -ness) represents English's flexible morphology allowing abstract qualities to be named.
English's suffix-stacking ability lets us create incredibly specific vocabulary—'discriminativeness' pinpoints the abstract quality of having distinguishing power.
Noun form of 'discriminative,' which combined technical neutrality with cultural bias load.
Use 'distinctiveness,' 'discriminatory power' (when technical), or 'precision' depending on context.
["distinctiveness","precision","contrastiveness"]
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