What does discrète mean?

Definitions for discrète
dɪˈskritdis·crète

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. discrete, distinctadjective

    constituting a separate entity or part

    "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"

Wiktionary

  1. discreteadjective

    Separate; distinct; individual; Non-continuous.

  2. discreteadjective

    That can be perceived individually and not as connected to, or part of something else.

  3. discreteadjective

    Having separate electronic components, such as individual resistors and inductors the opposite of integrated circuitry.

  4. discreteadjective

    Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.

  5. discreteadjective

    Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.

  6. Etymology: From discret, from discretus, from past participle of discernere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Discreteadjective

    Etymology: discretus, Latin.

    Discrete quantity, or different individuals, are measured by number, without any breaking continuity, that is, in things that have continuity, as continued quantity and motion. Matthew Hale, Origin. of Mankind.

Wikipedia

  1. Discrete

    Discrete in science is the opposite of continuous: something that is separate; distinct; individual.

ChatGPT

  1. discrete

    Discrete generally refers to something that is distinct or separate rather than continuous or connected. It often refers to individual or separate values or elements in mathematics or statistics. It can also refer to separate and distinct parts in a system or series.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Discreteadjective

    separate; distinct; disjunct

  2. Discreteadjective

    disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, "I resign my life, but not my honor," is a discrete proposition

  3. Discreteadjective

    separate; not coalescent; -- said of things usually coalescent

  4. Discreteverb

    to separate

  5. Etymology: [L. discretus, p. p. of discernere. See Discreet.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Discrete

    dis-krēt′, adj. separate: consisting of distinct parts: referring to distinct objects—opposite of concrete.—adv. Discrete′ly.—n. Discrete′ness.—adj. Discret′ive, separating: disjunctive.—adv. Discret′ively. [A doublet of discreet.]

Suggested Resources

  1. Discrete

    Discreet vs. Discrete -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Discreet and Discrete.

Entomology

  1. Discrete

    distinctly separated.

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Anagrams for discrète »

  1. discreet

  2. desertic

  3. creedist

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of discrète in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of discrète in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of discrète in a Sentence

  1. Justin Kasper:

    We're finding these discrete, powerful waves that wash over the spacecraft, kind of like rogue waves in an ocean, they carry a tremendous amount of energy.

  2. Veryan Khan:

    FromAl Qaeda in the Arabian PeninsulatoJabhat al-Nusra toAnsar al-Sharia in LibyatoJaysh al-Islam, the rate of membership escalation for each discrete channelis staggering, within a week's time, one single Islamic State channel went from 5,000 members to well over 10,000 members. Though it is unclear if what is commonly referred to as ‘ the ISIS fan club ’ will migrate toTelegram, what is clear is that the hard core disseminators already have.

  3. Noel White:

    The discrete challenges we've encountered this quarter now lead us to believe we will fall short of our previously stated guidance.

  4. Diana Rose:

    When people start engaging with things like astrology and Tarot and spirituality, a lot of them just see it all as one, instead of a bunch of discrete approaches to engaging with the world, or engaging outside of the boundaries of scientific materialism.

  5. Scott Morrison:

    This outcome demonstrates the value of discrete behind-the-scenes work of officials in resolving complex and sensitive consular cases in close partnership with other governments.

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