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Discrete

//dɪˈskɹiːt// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.

    "a government with three discrete divisions"

  2. 2
    Obsolete form of discreet. alt-of, obsolete
  3. 3
    That can be perceived individually, not as connected to, or part of, something else.
  4. 4
    Consisting of or permitting only distinct values drawn from a finite, countable set.

    "a discrete sum"

  5. 5
    Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resistors, as opposed to integrated circuitry.
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  1. 6
    Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
  2. 7
    Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.
  3. 8
    Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause.

    ""I resign my life, but not my honour" is a discrete proposition."

Adjective
  1. 1
    constituting a separate entity or part wordnet

Etymology

From Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, past participle of discernō (“divide”), from dis- + cernō (“sift”). Doublet of discreet.

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