discrete adj : constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions" [syn: distinct]

English

Etymology

From discret, from discretus, from past participle of discernere.

Pronunciation

• Homophones: discreet (avoiding attention)
• Rhymes: -iːt

Adjective

1. Separate; distinct; individual.
2. Something that can be perceived individually and not as connected to, or part of something else.
3. In the context of "electrical engineering": Having separate electronic components, such as individual resistors and inductors — the opposite of integrated circuitry.
4. In the context of "audio engineering": Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
5. Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.

Translations

• ttbc French: distinct
• ttbc Italian: discreto

Italian

Adjective

1. Feminine plural form of discreto

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

1. indefinite feminine plural nominative/accusative form of discret
2. indefinite neuter plural nominative/accusative form of discret

Discrete may refer to:

• Discrete device, an electronic component
• Discrete frequency, non-continuous frequency
• Discrete mathematics, the study of structures without continuity
• Discrete probability distribution, a random variable that can be counted
• Discrete signal, a time series
• Discrete space, a simple example of a topological space
• Discrete time, non-continuous time

See also

• Discreet

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