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discrete

disc·rete

UK/dɪˈskɹiːt/ US/dɪˈskɹit/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

constituting a separate entity or part

  • “a government with three discrete divisions”
  • “on two distinct occasions”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • discrete binning
  • discrete category
  • discrete choice analysis
  • discrete component
  • discrete Fourier transform
  • discrete manufacturing
  • discrete math
  • discrete mathematics

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