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discrete definition

dis·crete (di skrēt′)

adjective

  1. separate and distinct; not attached to others; unrelated
  2. made up of distinct parts; discontinuous
  3. designating or of an electronic circuit having separate transistors, resistors, etc.

Etymology: ME discret: see discreet

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discrete Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: This window is important because it allows making the memorisation process discrete.

Modifies a noun

  • mathematics: A basic grounding in discrete mathematics will assumed during the lectures on security.

Modifying Another Word

  • apparently: Data from three apparently discrete but important areas are presented in Table 12.

Used with adjective complement

  • use: A similar proof using discrete Abel summation delivers a variant of the theorem in terms of ls instead of li.
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