discrete

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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

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 • Mar. 10, 2026

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 The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Past and present form essentially two discrete stories, different in tone, dialogue, camerawork and acting styles; they might belong to two entirely different series.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Every moment—every blink—is composed of a series of discrete moving parts, and every one of those parts offers an opportunity for intervention, for reform, and for correction.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell