Definition of discrete in English:

discrete

adjective dɪˈskriːtdɪˈskrit

Individually separate and distinct.
分离的，各别的
speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather than discrete units
语音是以连续的声音信号方式而不是分离的单位产生的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Signs are only meaningful within the system of signification in which they are produced, and not as discrete units.
- Investors own units in the fund of funds but have no discrete units in the underlying funds.
- It would provide, in other words, a discrete vehicle for important issues to be addressed.
- The atoms in iron, in contrast, do not cluster into discrete molecules.
- Chips, being discrete units of food, rather than a single blob or lump of food, have a social element.
- The Official Receiver has confined his allegations under this head to the following discrete matters.
- The patient does suffer a serious loss of cognitive function due to a discrete neurological injury, such as a stroke.
- Needless to say, the distinctions form a continuum, rather than discrete categories.
- This extended arcade also sub-divides the site into a series of discrete landscapes.
- These conjoined applications raise one point in common and others discrete to the individual cases.
- We have seen that in an atom, possible electron energies come in a discrete series of distinct levels.
- Now I am going way out on a limb here, but could a discrete universe make this a moot point?
- Mosaic warts occur as collections of small, discrete and densely packed individual warts.
- Is it a discrete inquiry by reference to the particular individual or is it a sort of general inquiry?
- This book is not about discernment as a discrete act but rather treats it as a manner of living.
- And it works when applications store stuff in discrete files, rather than their own data silo.
- Whilst this book is a stand-alone title in that it deals with a discrete set of texts, it must also be seen as part of a much larger whole.
- That is, does age affect general ability or does it have discrete effects on individual abilities?
- All of these may usually be discrete and distinct domains but one key theme of this chapter is that there are also overlaps.
- Assemblages are denned as coherent suites of plant fossils preserved in discrete lithological units.
Synonyms
separate, distinct, individual, detached, unattached, disconnected, discontinuous, disjunct, disjoined

Derivatives

discreteness

noun dɪˈskriːtnəsdɪˈskritnəs

Units move toward, work toward their unity, their indivisibility, and in a sense language is sanctified as expression only by a certain disregard for the particularity or discreteness of words.
Example sentencesExamples
- Information on the plasticity of the migratory routes of bowhead whales provides insight on their vulnerability to changes in available habitats, and determination of migration routes also elucidates stock discreteness.
- However, with three taxa, the discreteness makes it difficult to determine an interval above which we expect 76% of the range extensions to lie.
- Opposed to continuity is discreteness: to be discrete is to be separated, like the scattered pebbles on a beach or the leaves on a tree.
- The effect of photodiode-array discreteness was checked by using two different magnification factors; results were similar.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin discretus 'separate'; compare with discreet.

Rhymes

accrete, autocomplete, beet, bittersweet, bleat, cheat, cleat, clubfeet, compete, compleat, complete, conceit, Crete, deceit, delete, deplete, discreet, eat, effete, élite, entreat, escheat, estreat, excrete, feat, feet, fleet, gîte, greet, heat, leat, leet, Magritte, maltreat, marguerite, meat, meet, meet-and-greet, mesquite, mete, mistreat, neat, outcompete, peat, Pete, petite, pleat, receipt, replete, sangeet, seat, secrete, sheet, skeet, sleet, splay-feet, street, suite, sweet, teat, treat, tweet, wheat

Definition of discrete in US English:

discrete

adjectivedɪˈskritdiˈskrēt

Individually separate and distinct.
分离的，各别的
speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather than discrete units
语音是以连续的声音信号方式而不是分离的单位产生的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Assemblages are denned as coherent suites of plant fossils preserved in discrete lithological units.
- Mosaic warts occur as collections of small, discrete and densely packed individual warts.
- These conjoined applications raise one point in common and others discrete to the individual cases.
- Is it a discrete inquiry by reference to the particular individual or is it a sort of general inquiry?
- And it works when applications store stuff in discrete files, rather than their own data silo.
- Investors own units in the fund of funds but have no discrete units in the underlying funds.
- The atoms in iron, in contrast, do not cluster into discrete molecules.
- That is, does age affect general ability or does it have discrete effects on individual abilities?
- This book is not about discernment as a discrete act but rather treats it as a manner of living.
- The patient does suffer a serious loss of cognitive function due to a discrete neurological injury, such as a stroke.
- This extended arcade also sub-divides the site into a series of discrete landscapes.
- Needless to say, the distinctions form a continuum, rather than discrete categories.
- It would provide, in other words, a discrete vehicle for important issues to be addressed.
- Whilst this book is a stand-alone title in that it deals with a discrete set of texts, it must also be seen as part of a much larger whole.
- We have seen that in an atom, possible electron energies come in a discrete series of distinct levels.
- The Official Receiver has confined his allegations under this head to the following discrete matters.
- All of these may usually be discrete and distinct domains but one key theme of this chapter is that there are also overlaps.
- Now I am going way out on a limb here, but could a discrete universe make this a moot point?
- Signs are only meaningful within the system of signification in which they are produced, and not as discrete units.
- Chips, being discrete units of food, rather than a single blob or lump of food, have a social element.
Synonyms
separate, distinct, individual, detached, unattached, disconnected, discontinuous, disjunct, disjoined

Usage

On the difference between discrete and discreet, see discreet

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin discretus ‘separate’; compare with discreet.

单词	discrete
释义	Definition of discrete in English: discrete adjective dɪˈskriːtdɪˈskrit Individually separate and distinct. 分离的，各别的 speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather than discrete units 语音是以连续的声音信号方式而不是分离的单位产生的。 Example sentencesExamples Signs are only meaningful within the system of signification in which they are produced, and not as discrete units. Investors own units in the fund of funds but have no discrete units in the underlying funds. It would provide, in other words, a discrete vehicle for important issues to be addressed. The atoms in iron, in contrast, do not cluster into discrete molecules. Chips, being discrete units of food, rather than a single blob or lump of food, have a social element. The Official Receiver has confined his allegations under this head to the following discrete matters. The patient does suffer a serious loss of cognitive function due to a discrete neurological injury, such as a stroke. Needless to say, the distinctions form a continuum, rather than discrete categories. This extended arcade also sub-divides the site into a series of discrete landscapes. These conjoined applications raise one point in common and others discrete to the individual cases. We have seen that in an atom, possible electron energies come in a discrete series of distinct levels. Now I am going way out on a limb here, but could a discrete universe make this a moot point? Mosaic warts occur as collections of small, discrete and densely packed individual warts. Is it a discrete inquiry by reference to the particular individual or is it a sort of general inquiry? This book is not about discernment as a discrete act but rather treats it as a manner of living. And it works when applications store stuff in discrete files, rather than their own data silo. Whilst this book is a stand-alone title in that it deals with a discrete set of texts, it must also be seen as part of a much larger whole. That is, does age affect general ability or does it have discrete effects on individual abilities? All of these may usually be discrete and distinct domains but one key theme of this chapter is that there are also overlaps. Assemblages are denned as coherent suites of plant fossils preserved in discrete lithological units. Synonyms separate, distinct, individual, detached, unattached, disconnected, discontinuous, disjunct, disjoined Derivatives discreteness noun dɪˈskriːtnəsdɪˈskritnəs Units move toward, work toward their unity, their indivisibility, and in a sense language is sanctified as expression only by a certain disregard for the particularity or discreteness of words. Example sentencesExamples Information on the plasticity of the migratory routes of bowhead whales provides insight on their vulnerability to changes in available habitats, and determination of migration routes also elucidates stock discreteness. However, with three taxa, the discreteness makes it difficult to determine an interval above which we expect 76% of the range extensions to lie. Opposed to continuity is discreteness: to be discrete is to be separated, like the scattered pebbles on a beach or the leaves on a tree. The effect of photodiode-array discreteness was checked by using two different magnification factors; results were similar. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin discretus 'separate'; compare with discreet. Rhymes accrete, autocomplete, beet, bittersweet, bleat, cheat, cleat, clubfeet, compete, compleat, complete, conceit, Crete, deceit, delete, deplete, discreet, eat, effete, élite, entreat, escheat, estreat, excrete, feat, feet, fleet, gîte, greet, heat, leat, leet, Magritte, maltreat, marguerite, meat, meet, meet-and-greet, mesquite, mete, mistreat, neat, outcompete, peat, Pete, petite, pleat, receipt, replete, sangeet, seat, secrete, sheet, skeet, sleet, splay-feet, street, suite, sweet, teat, treat, tweet, wheat Definition of discrete in US English: discrete adjectivedɪˈskritdiˈskrēt Individually separate and distinct. 分离的，各别的 speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather than discrete units 语音是以连续的声音信号方式而不是分离的单位产生的。 Example sentencesExamples Assemblages are denned as coherent suites of plant fossils preserved in discrete lithological units. Mosaic warts occur as collections of small, discrete and densely packed individual warts. These conjoined applications raise one point in common and others discrete to the individual cases. Is it a discrete inquiry by reference to the particular individual or is it a sort of general inquiry? And it works when applications store stuff in discrete files, rather than their own data silo. Investors own units in the fund of funds but have no discrete units in the underlying funds. The atoms in iron, in contrast, do not cluster into discrete molecules. That is, does age affect general ability or does it have discrete effects on individual abilities? This book is not about discernment as a discrete act but rather treats it as a manner of living. The patient does suffer a serious loss of cognitive function due to a discrete neurological injury, such as a stroke. This extended arcade also sub-divides the site into a series of discrete landscapes. Needless to say, the distinctions form a continuum, rather than discrete categories. It would provide, in other words, a discrete vehicle for important issues to be addressed. Whilst this book is a stand-alone title in that it deals with a discrete set of texts, it must also be seen as part of a much larger whole. We have seen that in an atom, possible electron energies come in a discrete series of distinct levels. The Official Receiver has confined his allegations under this head to the following discrete matters. All of these may usually be discrete and distinct domains but one key theme of this chapter is that there are also overlaps. Now I am going way out on a limb here, but could a discrete universe make this a moot point? Signs are only meaningful within the system of signification in which they are produced, and not as discrete units. Chips, being discrete units of food, rather than a single blob or lump of food, have a social element. Synonyms separate, distinct, individual, detached, unattached, disconnected, discontinuous, disjunct, disjoined Usage On the difference between discrete and discreet, see discreet Origin Late Middle English: from Latin discretus ‘separate’; compare with discreet.
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