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Definition of Discrete

Discrete
Discrete Dis*crete", a. [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, a. 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.
Discrete
Discrete Dis*crete", v. t. To separate. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.

Meaning of Discrete from wikipedia

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- Discrete mathematics is the study of mathematical structures that can be considered "discrete" (in a way analogous to discrete variables, having a bijection...
- applied mathematics, discretization is the process of transferring continuous functions, models, variables, and equations into discrete counterparts. This...
- the variables used in a discrete optimization problem are restricted to be discrete variables—that is, to ****ume only a discrete set of values, such as...
- mathematics and statistics, a quantitative variable may be continuous or discrete if they are typically obtained by measuring or counting, respectively....
- In theoretical computer science, a discrete system is a system with a countable number of states. Discrete systems may be contrasted with continuous systems...
- In probability theory and statistics, the discrete uniform distribution is a symmetric probability distribution wherein a finite number of values are equally...
- dynamics, discrete time and continuous time are two alternative frameworks within which variables that evolve over time are modeled. Discrete time views...
- In topology, a discrete space is a particularly simple example of a topological space or similar structure, one in which the points form a discontinuous...
- gives the probability that a discrete random variable is exactly equal to some value. Sometimes it is also known as the discrete probability density function...