adjective
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Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
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a government with three discrete divisions
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That can be perceived individually and not as connected to, or part of something else.
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Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resisters, as opposed to integrated circuitry.
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(audio engineering) Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
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Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.
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Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause.
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"I resign my life, but not my honour" is a discrete proposition.