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 games demand the creation of many discrete areas that can theoretically be explored in any order using a set of in-game mechanics that must all complement one another and the environment.
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Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Thales, for instance, doesn’t transmit discrete audio signals, but rather data that can take on a virtually infinite number of sonic shapes.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Unless Congress has provided discrete designations, the executive may determine how to spend the funds that have been appropriated.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the Senate has plenty of ideas for its own spending plan, including possibly splitting Trump’s agenda into two discrete pieces.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Thales, for instance, doesn’t transmit discrete audio signals, but rather data that can take on a virtually infinite number of sonic shapes.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Unless Congress has provided discrete designations, the executive may determine how to spend the funds that have been appropriated.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the Senate has plenty of ideas for its own spending plan, including possibly splitting Trump’s agenda into two discrete pieces.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for discrete
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discrete
Adjective
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If this were to happen in reality, the very first thing is that every single government, every single big business would invent an alternative.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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Likewise, small business optimism saw its single largest one-month gain ever recorded, a 41-point jump.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Harrods, which is home to a permanent Moët & Chandon bar, will host a separate pop-up from March 10 to 30, with a takeover of its facade on Brompton Road from March 17 to 30.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
1 Mar. 2025
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The lieutenant governor is not like an attorney general or a comptroller, positions that have wholly separate functions that are to some extent supposed to act as a check on the executive.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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One adult who lives in the detached garage and six adults and three cats who live in an adjacent home were displaced by the fire, according to the post.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2025
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These parents fulfill their child’s basic needs—food, shelter and clothing—but remain emotionally detached and disengaged.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Discrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discrete. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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