distinguishability

English

Etymology

From distinguish +‎ -ability.

Noun

distinguishability (usually uncountable, plural distinguishabilities)

1. The state of being distinguishable.
   • 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:

     The problem is separated into two parts: proof of distinguishability of codewords by receiver, and that of indistinguishability of codewords by environment (privacy).

   • 2008, Canadian Grain Commission, Kernel visual distinguishability in western Canadian wheat classes, 03-05:

     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.

Synonyms

• differentiability
• discriminability
• distinguishableness
• distinguishness (rare, nonstandard, proscribed)

 

Antonyms

• indistinguishability

Derived terms

• distinguishable

Translations

the state of being distinguishable

• French: distinguabilité (fr) f
• Italian: distinguibilità f
• Romanian: distingibilitate
• Russian: различимость (ru) f (različimostʹ)