discrete

discrete
adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin discretus Date: 14th century 1. constituting a separate entity ; individually distinct <
several discrete sections
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2. a. consisting of distinct or unconnected elements ; noncontinuous b. taking on or having a finite or countably infinite number of values <
discrete probabilities
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a discrete random variable
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Synonyms: see distinctdiscretely adverbdiscreteness noun

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