discriminability

discriminability
dis·crim·i·na·bil·i·ty dis-.krim-ə-nə-'bil-ət-ē n, pl -ties
1) the quality of being distinguishable <the \discriminability of two stimuli>
2) the ability to distinguish between different stimuli <loss of \discriminability for blue-yellow differences>
dis·crim·i·na·ble -'krim-ə-nə-bəl adj

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