Definition of Discreteness

1. Noun. The state of being several and distinct.

Exact synonyms: Distinctness, Separateness, Severalty
Generic synonyms: Separation
Derivative terms: Discrete, Distinct, Separate, Separate

Definition of Discreteness

1. Noun. The state or quality of being discrete, separated or distinct. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Discreteness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Discreteness

discrete character
discrete choice analysis
discrete component
discrete components
discrete math
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discrete metric
discrete random variable
discrete set
discrete smallpox
discrete time model
discrete topology
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discretionary fiscal policy
discretionary trust
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Literary usage of Discreteness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Field of Philosophy: An Introduction to the Study of Philosophy by Joseph Alexander Leighton (1919)
"CONTINUITY AND Discreteness — ONENESS AND MANYNESS Throughout the whole of man's thinking and acting there run two complementary motives — the motive to ..."

2. Analytical Psychology: A Practical Manual for Colleges and Normal Schools by Lightner Witmer (1902)
"The psychical discreteness of heat and cold sensations. Touch to the skin some metal object heated to a temperature greater than that of the body. ..."

3. The World-energy and Its Self-conservation by William McKendree Bryant (1890)
"AS TO CONTINUITY AND Discreteness OF QUANTITY IN MATTER. AT this point we come upon the question as to the -*--*- relation between continuous and discrete ..."

4. The Sensation of Pain and the Theory of the Specific Sense Energies by Anna Jane McKeag (1902)
"CHAPTER II QUALITATIVE DISTINCTNESS AND Discreteness Is there any one experience to which we refer when we use the term " pain" ? In other words, does pain ..."

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