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dis·crete

D0261500 (dĭ-skrēt′)adj.1. Constituting a separate thing: Computers treat time as a series of discrete moments rather than a continuous flow. See Synonyms at distinct.2. Consisting of unconnected distinct parts: society viewed as a discrete whole of individual agents.3. Mathematics Defined for a finite or countable set of values; not continuous.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin discrētus, past participle of discernere, to separate; see discern.]

dis·crete′ly adv.dis·crete′ness n.

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discreteness - the state of being several and distinctseparateness, severalty, distinctnessseparation - the state of lacking unity

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nounThe quality of being individual:distinctiveness, individuality, particularity, separateness, singularity.

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discontinuity; the opposite of continuity. For example, a discrete change in a quantity with respect to time is the change taking place over particular intervals (in jumps); the system of whole numbers (as opposed to the system of real numbers) is discrete. In physics and chemistry discreteness signifies the granular structure of matter, its atomic nature.

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noun the quality of being individual

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noun the state of being several and distinct

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