as in single
not physically attached to another unit
several discrete sections to this vast medical complex, including a college of pharmacology and a research center
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Recent Examples of discrete
The Mac Studio, on the other hand, delivers performance on par with some discrete Nvidia and AMD GPUs.
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PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Within supervised learning, regression problems predict continuous values (like a house price), while classification problems predict discrete categories (like fraud/no fraud).
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The karting games that ran on previous appliances allowed racers to compete on only a series of discrete tracks.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
All this is controlled via a discrete pusher hidden on the watch head’s top flank, which is revealed when the case is removed from its housing and rotated 90 degrees.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
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PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Within supervised learning, regression problems predict continuous values (like a house price), while classification problems predict discrete categories (like fraud/no fraud).
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The karting games that ran on previous appliances allowed racers to compete on only a series of discrete tracks.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
All this is controlled via a discrete pusher hidden on the watch head’s top flank, which is revealed when the case is removed from its housing and rotated 90 degrees.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discrete
Adjective
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The single leans into old-school hip-hop influences, and shows the love that both musicians have for the art form.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Instead, the only change Knoblauch made early came when switching out Josh Brown after Game 1 and inserting John Klingberg (the numbers above for the pairing are from a single game).—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The Social Security Fairness Act triggered a separate wave of claims from public workers in 2025.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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But the actual preparation and administration of the deadly chemicals is done in a separate part of the facility, and that process has always been hidden from view.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Having lived in a 400-square-foot accessory dwelling unit over a detached garage in California before moving to Colorado, Barr was the only person on the council in favor of adopting the Neighborhood Housing Opportunities initiative.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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The detached garage, at the back of the driveway, holds one car.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Discrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discrete. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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