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discrete
Definition:
separate and unconnected parts
Synonym:
distinct
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dis·crete
(d
-skr
t
)
adj.
1. Constituting a separate thing. See Synonyms at .
2. Consisting of unconnected distinct parts.
3.
Mathematics
Defined for a finite or countable set of values; not continuous.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin
discr
tus
, past participle of
discernere
,
to separate
; see discern ].
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
dis·crete
ly
adv.
dis·crete
ness
n.
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