A discriminant is a number, usually invariant under suitable transformations, which characterizes some properties of the roots of a certain quantity. For instance, the most common application of the concept of discriminant is in the second-degree...

In algebra, the discriminant of a polynomial with real or complex coefficients is a certain expression in the coefficients of the polynomial which is equal to zero if and only if the polynomial has a multiple root (i.e. a root with multiplicity greater...

Kyra Kyles and Lolita Pierce are employed by the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago as employment testers--individuals who apply for jobs to see whether employers or landlords are discriminating because of race. In this capacity, the two women applied for jobs as receptionists...

The Jewish Week 07-06-2001 Genetic Discrimination In a recent Saturday radio address, President George W. Bush lent his support to the effort to ban discrimination based on new technologies of genetic testing. That's good news, especially for Jewish women's groups, which have...

The women at the center of a lawsuit against Bloomberg LP filed a complaint Wednesday alleging that Michael Bloomberg, the city's mayor, has "fostered, condoned and perpetuated" discrimination against female employees at his financial information company.Tanys Lancaster, 38, Jill Patricot, 35, and Janet Loures, 41,...

Three people have sued Liberty National Life Insurance Co. claiming their insurance was canceled or undervalued because of discrimination against Haitian-Americans.The plaintiffs say Liberty National asked leading questions about their foreign travel plans and that underwriters listened for a "Haitian" accent, according to the lawsuit...