English Dictionary

discrete

/dɪsˈkɹiːt/

adj

Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous. / That can be perceived individually, not as connected to, or part of, something else.

The data is divided into discrete categories.

意味（1）

Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.

a government with three discrete divisions

意味（2）

That can be perceived individually, not as connected to, or part of, something else.

意味（3）

(mathematics) Consisting of or permitting only distinct values drawn from a finite, countable set.

a discrete sum

意味（4）

(electrical engineering) Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resistors, as opposed to integrated circuitry.

意味（5）

(audio engineering) Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.

意味（6）

(topology) Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.

意味（7）

Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause.

I resign my life, but not my honour is a discrete proposition.