discrimination vs perception

discrimination

noun
  • Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions. 

  • Differential treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry. 

  • The quality of being discriminating; acute discernment, especially in matters of good taste. 

perception

noun
  • Conscious understanding of something. 

  • That which is detected by the five senses; not necessarily understood (imagine looking through fog, trying to understand if you see a small dog or a cat); also that which is detected within consciousness as a thought, intuition, deduction, etc. 

  • Vision (ability) 

  • The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information. 

  • Acuity 

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