Precaution vs Discrimination - What's the difference?
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Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
* John Henry Newman
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
(transitive): To warn or caution beforehand. --.
(rare): To take precaution against. --.
a distinction; discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things.
The state of being discriminated, distinguished from, or set apart.
(sometimes discrimination against ) distinct 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, specifically in a learning situation; as to show great discrimination in the choice of means.
That which discriminates; mark of distinction, a characteristic.
Precaution is a related term of discrimination.
As nouns the difference between precaution and discrimination
is that precaution is precaution while discrimination is a distinction; discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things.precaution
English
Noun
(en noun)- The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution .
- to take precautions against risks of accident
Derived terms
* precautionarySee also
* preventionVerb
(en verb)discrimination
English
(wikipedia discrimination)Noun
(en noun)- sexual or racial discrimination