discrete
adjective/dɪˈskriːt/
/dɪˈskriːt/
(formal or specialist)- 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
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin discretus ‘separate’; compare with discreet.Want to learn more?
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