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discrete

One entry found for discrete.
Main Entry: dis·crete
Pronunciation: dis-'krEt, 'dis-"
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin discretus
1 : constituting a separate entity : individually distinct <several discrete sections>
2 a : consisting of distinct or unconnected elements : NONCONTINUOUS b : taking on or having a finite or countably infinite number of values <discrete probabilities> <a discrete random variable>
synonym see DISTINCT
- dis·crete·ly adverb
- dis·crete·ness noun