discrete
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source: Understanding Discrete vs. Continuous Growth – BetterExplained
adjective
individually separate and distinct: 個々に分けられて別個の
｟かたく｠ 〖通例名詞の前で〗別々の, 分離した, 個々の〈物など〉.
e.g. speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather than discrete units.: 話し声が個々の単位というよりもむしろ連続した音響信号として作り出されている。
DERIVATIVES
discreteness | diˈskrētnəs | noun
USAGE
On the difference between discrete and discreet, see usage at discreet.
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Latin discretus ‘separate’; compare with discreet.