discrete

Word family  noun discreteness adjective discrete adverb discretely

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++di·screte /dɪˈskriːt/ AWL adjective  SEPARATEclearly separate 分开的，分离的，离散的 The change happens in a series of discrete steps. 这个变化在一系列分离的步骤中发生。 —discretely adverb —discreteness noun [uncountable]

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discrete• This stores the interconnection weights between arrays of discrete emitters and detectors.• The nation was thus both a discrete political and economic concept.• Each simply provides a discrete service.• The developing insect passes through several discrete stages.• We can privatize discrete steering functions, but not the overall process of governance.• The situation is different for native speakers of the language who automatically perceive the speech as being chopped up into discrete units.• The particles themselves remain separate and discrete when it comes to being passed on to the next generation.Origin discrete (1300-1400) Latin discretus; → DISCREET

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discrete
di‧screte AC /dɪˈskriːt/ adjectiveclearly separate:
    The change happens in a series of discrete steps.
—discretely adverb
—discreteness noun [uncountable]

dis·crete AW BrE /dɪˈskriːt/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈskriːt/ 🔊 adjective (formal or specialist) independent of other things of the same type 离散的；分离的；各别的 SYN separate ◆The organisms can be divided into discrete categories. 有机体可分为许多互不关联的种类。🔊🔊▸ dis·crete·ly AW BrE /dɪˈskriːtli/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈskriːtli/ 🔊 adverb▸ dis·crete·ness BrE /dɪˈskriːtnəs/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈskriːtnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]