discriminability
noun
dis·crim·i·na·bil·i·ty
di-ˌskri-mə-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
plural discriminabilities
1
: the quality of being discriminable
2
: the ability to discriminate
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An analysis of odor structure-activity relationships suggests that a combination of molecular structural properties rather than a single molecular feature may be responsible for the discriminability of enantiomers.
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2013
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2013
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discriminability
noun
dis·crim·i·na·bil·i·ty
dis-ˌkrim-ə-nə-ˈbil-ət-ē
plural discriminabilities
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
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