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Webster 1913 Edition


Discrete

Dis-crete′

,
Adj.
[L.
discretus
, p. p. of
discernere
. See
Discreet
.]
1.
Separate; distinct; disjunct.
Sir M. Hale.
2.
Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause;
as, “I resign my life, but not my honor,” is a
discrete
proposition
.
3.
(Bot.)
Separate; not coalescent; – said of things usually coalescent.
Discrete movement
.
See
Concrete movement of the voice
, under
Concrete
,
Adj.
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.

Dis-crete′

,
Verb.
T.
To separate.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Discrete

DISCRETE

,
Adj.
[L. See Discreet.]
1.
Separate; distinct; disjunct. Discrete proportion is when the ratio of two or more pairs of numbers or quantities is the same, but there is not the same proportion between all the numbers; 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 is to 8. It is thus opposed to continued or continual proportion, as 3:6::12:24.
2.
Disjunctive; as, I resign my life, but not my honor, is a discrete proposition.

DISCRETE

,
Verb.
T.
To separate; to discontinue. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


discrete

discrete

See also: discrète

English

Adjective

discrete (comparative more discrete, superlative most discrete)

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

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Italian

Adjective

discrete f

  1. feminine plural of discreto

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Latin

Participle

discrēte

  1. vocative masculine singular of discrētus

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [disˈkre.te]

Noun

discrete

  1. indefinite feminine plural nominative/accusative form of discret
  2. indefinite neuter plural nominative/accusative form of discret