- dis|crim|i|nance
- dis|crim|i|nance «dihs KRIHM uh nuhns», noun.something that helps to discriminate or distinguish; discriminant: »
Existing seismic capabilities for the identification of underground nuclear explosions can identify, in the northern hemisphere, 50 kiloton events in hard rock. By the inclusion of other types of discriminance this identification could, in principle, be reduced by a factor of about five (New Scientist and Science Journal).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.