This is the 8453rd most frequent Catalan word.
discriminar
"Discriminar" in Catalan means "to differentiate" or "to treat someone or something unfairly based on specific characteristics."
In this sentence, 'discriminar' is used in the neutral sense of making a distinction or differentiation between two types of information.
Hem de discriminar entre informació rellevant i irrellevant.
We must discriminate between relevant and irrelevant information.
Here, 'discriminar' is employed to describe the act of unjustly treating someone differently, typically in a negative context.
El govern ha implementat mesures per evitar discriminar grups vulnerables.
The government has implemented measures to prevent discrimination against vulnerable groups.
In this instance, 'discriminar' is used to mean distinguishing or identifying differences between substances in a scientific context.