
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin discrētus, past participle of discernere, to separate. See discern.]
discretely dis·crete'ly adv.A component or device that is separate and distinct and treated as a singular unit. For example, a discrete transistor typically has three leads and functions as a single switch or amplifier. See discrete component and discrete logic.
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adjective
Definition: individual
Antonyms: attached, combined, joined
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Made up of separated parts; characterized by lesions that do not become blended.

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Discrete in science is the opposite of continuous: something that is separate; distinct; individual. Discrete may refer to:
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - adskilt, særskilt
Nederlands (Dutch)
apart, onsamenhangend, specifiek
Français (French)
adj. - (gén, Math, Méd) discret
Deutsch (German)
adj. - einzeln, getrennt, diskret
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διακεκριμένος, (ξε)χωριστός, ασυνεχής
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - discreto
Русский (Russian)
отдельный, дискретный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - discreto, abstracto, distinto
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - åtskild
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不连续的, 离散的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不連續的, 離散的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 떨어져 있는, 형이상학적인, 분리의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 分離した, 別個の, 不連続の
n. - 独立した装置
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) منفصل, متميز
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - נפרד, לא המשכי, לא-רציף
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