discrete

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/dɪˈskɹiːt/

adj 6

Collocations

VERB + DISCRETE

am, composed, try

The project is composed of five discrete modules that students complete at their own pace.

DISCRETE + NOUN

divisions, law

The company organized its departments into discrete divisions to improve management efficiency.

PREP.

about, with

The company kept its financial problems discrete from the public.

Definitions

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — constituting a separate entity or part

distinct

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

a government with three discrete divisions

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

But analysis, penetrating beneath the fact of Sense in search of its ideal factors, declares that this mass of marble is something very different from what it appears : its seeming continuity is broke

Wiktionary

I'm very discrete.

Tatoeba · #1635016

I am very discrete.

Tatoeba · #1635018

Every march is composed of discrete steps.

Tatoeba · #2654785

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, discrete is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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