Both Uses of
discriminate
in
The Tipping Point
- ...indiscriminate application of effort is something that is not always possible. There are times when we need a convenient shortcut, a way to make a lot out of a little, and that is what Tipping Points, in the end, are all about.
Chpt 8 *indiscriminate = not recognizing differences duringstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in indiscriminate means not and reverses the meaning of discriminate. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- The problem, of course, is that the indiscriminate application of effort is something that is not always possible.†
Chpt 8indiscriminate = without recognition of differencesstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in indiscriminate means not and reverses the meaning of discriminate. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
Definitions:
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(1)
(discriminate as in: suffered discrimination) to treat people of different groups differently -- especially unfair treatment due to race, religion or gender
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(2)
(discriminate as in: discriminating taste) to recognize or perceive differences -- especially fine distinctions