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discrete | |
1. adj. Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous. | |
a government with three discrete divisions | |
2. adj. That can be perceived individually and not as connected to, or part of something else. | |
3. adj. (electrical engineering) Having separate electronic components, such as individual resistors and inductors — the opposite of integrated circuitry. | |
4. adj. (audio engineering) Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound. | |
5. adj. (topology) Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology. | |
6. adj. disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause | |
"I resign my life, but not my honour" is a discrete proposition. | |