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- Dictionarydiscrete/dɪˈskriːt/
adjective
- 1. individually separate and distinct: "speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather than discrete units"
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clearly separate or different in shape or form: These small companies now have their own discrete identity. Synonyms. independent. separate. Note: Do not confuse with discreet. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Separateness and isolation in space. apartheid. atomistic. atomized. bitty. freely. gappy.
The meaning of DISCRETE is constituting a separate entity : individually distinct. How to use discrete in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Discrete.
Discrete means separate or divided. A discrete unit is a separate part of something larger. A room is a discrete space within a house, just as the crankshaft is a discrete part of a car engine. If something is discrete, it has its own space.
apart or detached from others; separate; distinct: six discrete parts. Synonyms: unconnected, individual, different. consisting of or characterized by distinct or individual parts; discontinuous. Mathematics. (of a topology or topological space) having the property that every subset is an open set. defined only for an isolated set of points:
clearly separate or different in shape or form: These small companies now have their own discrete identity. Synonyms. independent. separate. Note: Do not confuse with discreet. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Separateness and isolation in space. apartheid. atomistic. atomized. bitty. freely. gappy.
Definition of 'discrete' Word Frequency. discrete. (dɪskriːt ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Discrete ideas or things are separate and distinct from each other. [formal] ...instruction manuals that break down jobs into scores of discrete steps. Synonyms: separate, individual, distinct, detached More Synonyms of discrete.
Definition of discrete adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Discrete definition: . See examples of DISCRETE used in a sentence.
adjective. uk / dɪˈskriːt / us. Add to word list. separate and different: a word that has two discrete meanings. (Definition of discrete from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of discrete. in Chinese (Traditional) 獨立的，各自的，單獨的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 独立的，各自的，单独的… See more. in Spanish.
