separate or distinct in form or concept consisting of distinct or separate parts (of a distribution) relating to a discrete variable
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
dis•crete /dɪˈskrit/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- apart or detached from others;
separate;
distinct:The college was reorganized into six discrete departments.
dis•crete
(di skrēt′),USA pronunciation adj.
dis•crete′ly, adv.
dis•crete′ness, n.
- apart or detached from others;
separate;
distinct:six discrete parts. - consisting of or characterized by distinct or individual parts;
discontinuous. - Mathematics
- Mathematics(of a topology or topological space) having the property that every subset is an open set.
- defined only for an isolated set of points:a discrete variable.
- Mathematicsusing only arithmetic and algebra;
not involving calculus:discrete methods.
- Latin discrētus separated; see discreet
- Middle English 1350–1400
dis•crete′ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged different, individual, unconnected.
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