Discriminator
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| description | A discriminator is need to apply inheritance for creating a generalization/specialization Hierarchy using subtypes and supertypes.
Example: The discriminator between men and women is the gender. Please note that it is not necessarily discriminating to make a distinction accoring to gender. Only if the discriminator is applied in a context where the difference is or should not be relevant is this a discrimination. This note might help you to remember what a discriminator is |
| references | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus%E2%80%93differentia_definition |
| lang | en |
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