discreteness


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dis·crete

 (dĭ-skrēt′)
adj.
1. Constituting a separate thing: Computers treat time as a series of discrete moments rather than a continuous flow. See Synonyms at distinct.
2. Consisting of unconnected distinct parts: society viewed as a discrete whole of individual agents.
3. Mathematics Defined for a finite or countable set of values; not continuous.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin discrētus, past participle of discernere, to separate; see discern.]
dis·crete′ly adv.
dis·crete′ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.discreteness - the state of being several and distinct
separateness, severalty, distinctness
separation - the state of lacking unity
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discreteness

noun
The quality of being individual:
distinctiveness, individuality, particularity, separateness, singularity.
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