discrete
Example Sentences
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Human knowledge is not a discrete entity like a file on a computer.
From Salon
With my kitchen already broken down into zones — and each zone into discrete tasks — I have a clear sense of the work ahead.
From Salon
But, said the ex-navy official, you could also convert another small boat to do the job more discretely.
From Barron's
His work built on an earlier proposal by Max Planck in 1900 that atoms emit and absorb energy in discrete packets rather than continuous amounts.
From Science Daily
Like her blog, her book takes discrete pieces of information—biographical details, scientific trivia, “on this day” connections between disparate discoveries and figures—and elicits from them a narrative.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
