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discrete

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dis·crete  (d-skrt)
adj.
1. Constituting a separate thing. See Synonyms at distinct.
2. Consisting of unconnected distinct parts.
3. Mathematics Defined for a finite or countable set of values; not continuous.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin discrtus, past participle of discernere, to separate; see discern.]

dis·cretely adv.
dis·creteness n.

discrete
Adjective
separate or distinct [Latin discretus separated]
discreteness n
USAGE: Avoid confusion with discreet.
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Adj.1.discrete - constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"

discrete
adjective separate, individual, distinct, detached, disconnected, unattached, discontinuous
USAGE This word is quite often used by mistake where discreet is intended: reading is a set of discrete skills; she was discreet (not discrete) about the affair.

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In particular, it treats the case in which a discrete state coexists in the same energy region as a continuum of states, and accounts for the interaction between the discrete and continuum states, and the interference between their separate excitation amplitudes.
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