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underdiscrimination

underdiscrimination noun: less than normal discrimination.

Noun

underdiscrimination (uncountable)

  1. Less than normal discrimination
    • Starting with the highest residual correlations (≥0.7, then ≥0.6, through to ≥0.3), the item of each residual correlating set showing the least face validity according to experts’ opinion (CF, MH) or having over- or underdiscrimination on its category probability curve, was removed (45 items...2015 October 21, “Reconstructing the Rasch-Built Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 Activity and Participation Scale”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of underdiscrimination

From under- + discrimination.

Questions about underdiscrimination

What does underdiscrimination mean?
Underdiscrimination means less than normal discrimination.
What part of speech is underdiscrimination?
Underdiscrimination is a noun.

Words near underdiscrimination in the dictionary

  1. underdirect
  2. underdirected
  3. underdirecting
  4. underdirects
  5. underdisciplined
  6. underdiscrimination
  7. underdiscuss
  8. underdiscussed
  9. underdiscusses
  10. underdiscussing
  11. underdispersed

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