What is the meaning of "discriminatory capability"?
When I was studying a medical related pape, I got confused in the later part of this sentence "This study aimed to investigate possible differences in rearfoot eversion, hip adduction, and knee flexion during stair ascent; the relationship between these variables; and the discriminatory capability of each in identifying females with PFP. " So, what is the meaning of "discriminatory capability"? Then what about "the discriminatory capability of each in identifying females with PFP." ?
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This has nothing to do with sexual discrimination. Here, discrimination means simply to tell apart, that is, to differentiate. I’m not familiar with medicine or the content of your example, but the meaning is clearly that the purpose of the study is to see to what extent (if any) measuring differences in the factors mentioned can help identify people with PFD. That, is, to discriminate between people with PFD and those without.
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