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discrete

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
discrete /dɪˈskriːt/

▶adjective individually separate and distinct.

– derivatives
discretely adverb,
discreteness noun.

– origin ME: from L. discretus ‘separate’; cf. discreet.

'discrete' also found in these Oxford entries:

decrement - digital - discreet - divertissement - domain - grain - green algae - integrated circuit - nucleus - Poisson distribution - quantal - quantum - stepper

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