discrete

Example Sentences

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In his view, conventional medicine treats the body as discrete pieces, but it’s better to envision it as one system, where everything works in concert.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

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 • Mar. 19, 2026

Moments of cognition aren’t discrete like electrical signals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

“DYNF does not depend on predicting or ‘timing’ discrete market turning points but instead tilts toward factors exhibiting tailwinds over a three-to-six-month horizon,” the firm wrote in an email in January.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

I suddenly needed some discrete information to put in my brain, to push out what was there, so I pulled a record out.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini