discrete
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /dɪˈskɹiːt/
From Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, past participle of discernō ("divide"), from dis- + cernō ("sift").
Adjectivediscrete
- 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.
- (mathematics) Consisting of or permitting only distinct values drawn from a finite, countable set.
- a discrete sum
- (electrical engineering) Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resistors, as opposed to integrated circuitry.
- (audio engineering) Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
- (topology) 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.
- continuous
- (antonym(s) of “electrical engineering”): integrated
- (antonym(s) of “audio engineering”): multiplexed
- French: distinct
- German: diskret
- Italian: distinto, separato
- Portuguese: distinguido, distinto, discreto
- Russian: отде́льный
- Spanish: discreto
discrete (comparative discreter, superlative discretest)
- Obsolete form of discreet.
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