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DISCRETE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Constituting a separate entity or part
Example:
on two distinct occasions
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
separate (independent; not united or joint)
Derivation:
discreteness (the state of being several and distinct)
Context examples:
New research using data from NASA's Cassini mission suggests most of the eruptions from Saturn's moon Enceladus might be diffuse curtains rather than discrete jets.
(Saturn Moon's Activity Could Be 'Curtain Eruptions', NASA)
There are many buffers to the calcium fluctuations including membrane pumps and calcium-binding proteins that create discrete spatial control of its effectors and their targets.
(Calmodulin Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
It is characterized by discrete, firm, skin-colored, and slightly elevated cutaneous papules, nodules or plaques that may be generalized, or found on the trunk and the extremities.
(Eruptive Collagenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A bulk material composed of discrete nano-substructures that are engineered, synthesized and characterized for a myriad of applications.
(Nanomaterial, NCI Thesaurus)
The classification of discrete nanoparticle entities.
(Nanoparticle Type, NCI Thesaurus)
A discrete statistical distribution whose variable has two possible values, success and failure, and which describes the number of trials necessary to reach a predefined number of successful trials.
(Negative Binomial Distribution, NCI Thesaurus)
A single unit of electromagnetic radiation, generally considered to be a discrete particle having no mass or charge.
(Photon, NCI Thesaurus)
Blazars constitute more than half of the discrete gamma-ray sources seen by Fermi's Large Area Telescope (LAT).
(WISE, Fermi Missions Reveal a Surprising Blazar Connection, NASA)
Inflammation is limited to a focal area or discrete region.
(Focal Chronic Enteritis of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
The area under the curve of a plot that graphs a discrete distribution of data calculated from a set of concentration-time data.
(Area Under First Moment Curve, NCI Thesaurus)
