discrete

Adjective Satellite

• constituting a separate entity or part
  • "a government with three discrete divisions"

Adj

• Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
• That can be perceived individually, not as connected to, or part of, something else.
• Consisting of or permitting only distinct values drawn from a finite, countable set.
• Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resistors, as opposed to integrated circuitry.
• Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
• Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.
• Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause.
• Obsolete form of discreet.

Adjective

• Individually separate and distinct; not continuous.

Examples

• "I resign my life, but not my honour" is a discrete proposition.
• a discrete sum
• a government with three discrete divisions
• Each letter tile on the Scrabble board is a discrete unit.

Synonyms

distinct

Antonyms

continuous, integrated, multiplexed

Anagrams of discrete