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DISCRETE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does discrete mean?
• DISCRETE (adjective)
The adjective DISCRETE has 1 sense:
1. constituting a separate entity or part
Familiarity information: DISCRETE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Constituting a separate entity or part
Synonyms:
discrete; distinct
Context example:
on two distinct occasions
Similar:
separate (independent; not united or joint)
Derivation:
discreteness (the state of being several and distinct)
Context examples
The number of discrete events, i.e. counts, which occur per unit time.
(Count Rate, NCI Thesaurus)
A data type comprised of a collection of a discrete set of organization names.
(Discrete Set Organization Name Data Type, NCI Thesaurus)
A data type comprised of a collection of a discrete set of person names.
(Discrete Set Person Name Data Type, NCI Thesaurus)
A data type comprised of a collection of a discrete set of string values that are distinct.
(Discrete Set String Data Type, NCI Thesaurus)
Discrete segments of DNA which can excise and reintegrate to another site in the genome.
(DNA Insertion Elements, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Discrete aggregates of lymphoid white blood cells, some with germinal centers and surrounding fibrosis, commonly found around some colorectal adenocarcinomas in the absence of a clinical or pathological diagnosis of Crohn disease.
(Crohn Disease-Like Reaction, NCI Dictionary)
A data type comprised of a collection of a discrete set of organization entity names.
(Discrete Set Entity Name Organization Data Type, NCI Thesaurus)
A data type comprised of a collection of values that are distinct and discrete.
(Discrete Set Data Type, NCI Thesaurus)
A data type comprised of a collection of a discrete set of coded string values that are distinct.
(Discrete Set Coded String Data Type, NCI Thesaurus)
A data type comprised of a collection of a discrete set of coded values that are distinct.
(Discrete Set Code Data Type, NCI Thesaurus)
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