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Definition of discrete adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

discrete

adjective
 
/dɪˈskriːt/
 
/dɪˈskriːt/
(formal or specialist)
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  1. separate and different from other things of the same type synonym separate
    • The organisms can be divided into discrete categories.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDiscrete is used with these nouns:
    • category
    • entity
    • unit
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin discretus ‘separate’; compare with discreet.
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