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In some senses, discrete is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
adj
Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
a government with three discrete divisions
There are two laws discrete, / Not reconciled,— / Law for man, and law for thing; / The last builds town and fleet, / But it runs wild, / And doth the man unking.
That can be perceived individually, not as connected to, or part of, something else.
Consisting of or permitting only distinct values drawn from a finite, countable set.
a discrete sum
Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resistors, as opposed to integrated circuitry.
Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
adj
Obsolete form of discreet.