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
Instead of hundreds of discrete black boxes, each with a single electric control unit (ECU) performing a single job, the iX3 uses four high-performance computers, each in charge of a different domain.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Using an algorithm, the researchers were able to analyze patients’ facial movements, including tiny changes that were too discrete to be visually noticeable, but could be clinically meaningful.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
For both players there were discrete moments when victory seemed inevitable.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Currently, Canada’s National Seismic Hazard Model does not list the Tintina fault as a discrete source of large earthquakes.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Using an algorithm, the researchers were able to analyze patients’ facial movements, including tiny changes that were too discrete to be visually noticeable, but could be clinically meaningful.
—Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
For both players there were discrete moments when victory seemed inevitable.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Currently, Canada’s National Seismic Hazard Model does not list the Tintina fault as a discrete source of large earthquakes.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discrete
Adjective
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Those numbers are rough estimates, because they are based on a single observation.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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At a 12% marginal tax rate, for example, the $6,000 deduction for a single taxpayer who is 65 or older would result in $720 in tax savings.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the end, Sutton-Schulman won the Triangle Springs appeal, but Highmark classified L’s treatment at Menninger as two separate admissions.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Luna's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets was established in February 2025 and is a separate House Oversight subcommittee from the one that last held a hearing on UFOs in November.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Due to his austere and detached manner, he is known to immediately inspire awe in his patients.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The relevance of The Lord is impossible to ignore, especially in the character of a British journalist, who is extremely detached and mercenary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Discrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discrete. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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