Lexic.us

Definition of Discrete

1. Adjective. Constituting a separate entity or part. "On two distinct occasions"

Definition of Discrete

1. a. Separate; distinct; disjunct.

2. v. t. To separate.

Definition of Discrete

1. Adjective. Separate; distinct; individual; Non-continuous. ¹

2. Adjective. That can be perceived individually and not as connected to, or part of something else. ¹

3. Adjective. (context: electrical engineering) Having separate electronic components, such as individual resistors and inductors — the opposite of integrated circuitry. ¹

4. Adjective. (context: audio engineering) Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound. ¹

5. Adjective. (topology) Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Discrete

1. separate [adj]

Medical Definition of Discrete

1. 1. Separate; distinct; disjunct. 2. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, "I resign my life, but not my honor," is a discrete proposition. 3. Separate; not coalescent; said of things usually coalescent. Discrete movement. See Concrete movement of the voice, under Concrete, Discrete proportion, proportion where the ratio of the means is different from that of either couplet; as, 3:6::8:16, 3 bearing the same proportion to 6 as 8 does to 16. But 3 is not to 6 as 6 to 8. It is thus opposed to continued or continual proportion; as, 3:6::12:24. Discrete quantity, that which must be divided into units, as number, and is opposed to continued quantity, as duration, or extension. Origin: L. Discretus, p. P. Of discernere. See Discreet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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