- 1. a. Separate; distinct; disjunct. Source: opted
- 2. a. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, "I resign my life, but not my honor," is a discrete proposition. Source: opted
- 3. a. Separate; not coalescent; -- said of things usually coalescent. Source: opted
- 4. v. t. To separate. Source: opted
- 5. adj. constituting a separate entity or part Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. Separate; distinct; disjunct. Sir M. Hale. 2. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, "I resign my life, but not my honor," is a discrete proposition. 3. (Bot.) Separate; not coalescent; -- said of things usually coalescent. Discrete movement. See Concrete movement of the voice, under Concrete, a. -- Discrete proportion, proportion where the ratio of the means is different from that of either couplet; as, 3:6::8:16, 3 bearing the same proportion to 6 as 8 does to 16. But 3 is not to 6 as 6 to 8. It is thus opposed to continued or continual proportion; as, 3:6::12:24. -- Discrete quantity, that which must be divided into units, as number, and is opposed to continued quantity, as duration, or extension. To separate. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. Source: webster
- 7. Separate; not coalescent; -- said of things usually coalescent.Discrete movement. See Concrete movement of the voice, underConcrete, a.-- Discrete proportion, proportion where the ratio of the means isdifferent from that of either couplet; as, 3:6::8:16, 3 bearing thesame proportion to 6 as 8 does to 16. But 3 is not to 6 as 6 to 8. Itis thus opposed to continued or continual proportion; as, 3:6::12:24.-- Discrete quantity, that which must be divided into units, asnumber, and is opposed to continued quantity, as duration, orextension. Source: adambom
- 8. j:100 s. constituting a separate entity or part Source: ecdict
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