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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdiskret
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /dɪsˈkʁeːt/
"Das System besteht aus mehreren diskreten Einheiten."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Individually separate and distinct.
"The data can be broken down into four discrete categories." - 2
Consisting of distinct or unconnected elements.
"A computer processes information using discrete pulses of electricity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin discretus, meaning separated, distinct, or discerning, from discernere (to separate or distinguish). Entering Middle English in the 14th century, the term initially meant capable of discerning or prudent, later shifting in scientific and mathematical contexts to denote separate, individual, and distinct entities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Discrete" is said worldwide
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discret
Transliteration: /dis.kʁɛ/
"Ces deux événements sont des entités tout à fait discrets."
diskret
Transliteration: /dɪsˈkʁeːt/
"Das System besteht aus mehreren diskreten Einheiten."
discreto
Transliteration: /diˈskrɛ.to/
"Il progetto è diviso in fasi discrete."
discreto
Transliteration: /disˈkɾeto/
"El análisis se basa en variables discretas."
discreto
Transliteration: /dizˈkɾetu/
"O sistema consiste em várias partes discretas."
अलग
Transliteration: alag
"ये दो अलग इकाइयाँ हैं।"
离散的
Transliteration: lí sàn de
"数据被划分为几个离散的类别。"
별개의
Transliteration: byeolgaeui
"이 프로젝트는 여러 개의 별개 단계로 나뉩니다."
離散的な
Transliteration: risantekina
"データは離散的なグループに分類されます。"
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