識別力(しきべつりょく)

しきべつりょく
noun
power of discrimination; discernment; ability to distinguish
1. power of discrimination; discernment; ability to distinguish
色(いろ)の識別力(しきべつりょく)を検査(けんさ)する。
To test one's ability to distinguish colors.
経験(けいけん)を積(つ)むことで味(あじ)の識別力(しきべつりょく)が高(たか)まる。
Your ability to distinguish flavors improves with experience.
このAIシステムは人間(にんげん)の顔(かお)に対(たい)する高(たか)い識別力(しきべつりょく)を持(も)ち、双子(ふたご)でも見分(みわ)けることができる。
This AI system has a high ability to distinguish human faces and can even tell twins apart.

A compound of 識別(しきべつ) (identification, discrimination) + 力(りょく) (power, ability). Refers to the capacity to perceive differences between similar things, whether sensory (colors, sounds, tastes), intellectual (quality judgments), or technological (pattern recognition).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 識別力(しきべつりょく)が高(たか)い: to have high discernment
  • 識別力(しきべつりょく)を養(やしな)う: to cultivate discernment
  • 色(いろ)の識別力(しきべつりょく): color discrimination ability
  • 識別力(しきべつりょく)に優(すぐ)れる: to excel in discernment

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 判断力(はんだんりょく): judgment, decision-making ability (broader; about making good decisions, not just perceiving differences)
  • 鑑識力(かんしきりょく): connoisseurship, expert appraisal ability (implies trained expertise in evaluating quality)
  • 洞察力(どうさつりょく): insight, perceptiveness (ability to see hidden truths, not just surface differences)
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