1. Things or people that distinguish or differentiate between items or groups; factors that mark a difference.
Usage: Plural form of discriminator; General usage
2. In machine learning and artificial intelligence, a model or function that learns to classify or separate data into different categories.
Usage: Technical/specialized usage; Common in AI and computer science contexts

Examples

• Color and size are key discriminators when sorting the fruit by type.
• The study identified several discriminators between successful and unsuccessful candidates.
• In the neural network, discriminators help separate images of cats from images of dogs.
• Language and cultural practices serve as important discriminators among different communities.
• The algorithm uses multiple discriminators to make accurate predictions on new data.