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Discrete

adjective
/dɪsˈkɹiːt/
Word Frequency: 9.5

Definitions

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

Synonyms

separatedistinctseparatedsegregateddifferentdifferentialprivatediscretionaryindependentlystand-alonestandalonedistinctive

Antonyms

multiplexedintegratedcontinuous

Rhymes With

conceitsweetobsoleterepleteeffetecompleteconcretebittersweet
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