distinguishability

noun

distinguishability

noun

Etymology From distinguish + -ability.

1

Usually The state of being distinguishable.

  • The problem is separated into two parts: proof of distinguishability of codewords by receiver, and that of indistinguishability of codewords by environment (privacy).2008, Michał Horodecki, Seth Lloyd, Andreas Winter, “Quantum coding theorem from privacy and distinguishability”, in Open Systems and Information Dynamics, number 15, pages 47–69:
  • This visual characteristic is called kernel visual distinguishability, or KVD, and it is presently one of the requirements that must be met if a wheat variety is to be registered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for unrestricted registration, production and handling.2008, Canadian Grain Commission, Kernel visual distinguishability in western Canadian wheat classes, 03-05:
Synonyms
differentiability, discriminability, distinguishableness, distinguishness
Antonyms
indistinguishability
Derived terms
distinguishable

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