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单词 discrete
释义

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Examples of 'discrete' in a sentence
discrete

Limited war was no longer a discrete phenomenon but part of a wider whole.Flow charts show the organization or relationships between discrete parts of a system.These blocks should not be considered as discrete units which can simply be placed next to one another.The chapters are intense, almost discrete sections that flit between characters affected by the deaths.It tells its story in three linked but discrete sections, each focused on different characters.The measure is plain to see, forming a discrete part of a main government Bill.
(adjective) 
Definition
separate or distinct
the process seen as a sequence of discrete phases
Synonyms
separate
The two things are separate and mutually irrelevant.
individual
waiting for the group to decide rather than making individual decisions
distinct
The book is divided into two distinct parts.
detached
He lost his sight because of a detached retina.
disconnected
unattached
discontinuous
the discontinuous nature of the country's economic development

Usage note

This word is quite often used by mistake where discreet is intended: reading is a set of discrete skills; she was discreet (not discrete) about the affair.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of detached
Definition
separate or standing apart
He lost his sight because of a detached retina.
Synonyms
separate,
free,
severed,
disconnected,
loosened,
discrete,
unconnected,
undivided,
disjoined
in the sense of discontinuous
Definition
characterized by interruptions
the discontinuous nature of the country's economic development
Synonyms
intermittent,
interrupted,
irregular,
disconnected,
broken,
fitful,
spasmodic
in the sense of distinct
Definition
not the same
The book is divided into two distinct parts.
Synonyms
different,
individual,
separate,
disconnected,
discrete,
dissimilar,
unconnected,
unattached

Synonyms of 'discrete'

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