Discrete



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.个别的; 不连续的
• ［英］ adj.个别的 ( not attached) 不连续的 ( made up of distinct parts; discontinuous)
• ［类］ 反义词: continuous ( 连续的)
• ［同］ adv. discretely; n. discreteness

Webster Collegiate

adjective

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

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