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 familiar high-end Windows laptop template pairs an Intel or AMD CPU with system RAM and, in creator or gaming models, a discrete GPU with its own VRAM.
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New Atlas,
19 June 2026
With some mathematical wizardry, the researchers described a periodic surface whose elements capture discrete components of polarized wavefronts.
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IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
All severe hazards possible w/ discrete storms.
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Kendrick Calfee
june 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
That’s no hardship—far from it, as there are discrete buttons and dials for all the controls.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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New Atlas,
19 June 2026
With some mathematical wizardry, the researchers described a periodic surface whose elements capture discrete components of polarized wavefronts.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
All severe hazards possible w/ discrete storms.
—
Kendrick Calfee
june 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
That’s no hardship—far from it, as there are discrete buttons and dials for all the controls.
—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for discrete
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discrete
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Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.
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Six days after the Yankees' first 15 batters couldn't get a hit off Bennett, the lanky left-hander retired the Angels' first 13 batters before Vaughn Grissom's fifth-inning single.
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Rodriguez, who has expressed some interest in the proposal, said city leaders had not determined how county election officials would issue separate ballots for voters who would be barred from state and national contests.
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) — or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
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Or a pig’s leg lying off to the side, detached and jittering, could resemble Ted’s leg.
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They got approved for a mortgage on a £150,000 (about $198,441) two-bedroom, semi-detached house in Seaham, England.
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“Discrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discrete. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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