discrete.
Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
Meaning & usage
Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
a government with three discrete divisions
That can be perceived individually, not as connected to, or part of, something else.
Consisting of or permitting only distinct values drawn from a finite, countable set.
a discrete sum
Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resistors, as opposed to integrated circuitry.
Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.
Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause.
"I resign my life, but not my honour" is a discrete proposition.
Where this word comes from
From Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, past participle of discernō (“divide”), from dis- + cernō (“sift”). Doublet of discreet.
Obsolete form of discreet.
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