(allgemein) Verschwiegen, unauffällig.
ETYM. lat.-frz.
1. Allg. verschwiegen, unauffällig, rücksichtsvoll, vertraulich.
2. Im wissenschaftl. Sprachgebrauch: durch endl. Intervalle voneinander getrennt; so bilden z.B. natürl. Zahlen eine diskrete Zahlenfolge.
(Homonym: discrete)
Marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
Careful to avoid causing embarrassment or scandal; tactful; unobtrusive.
ETYM Latin discretus, p. p. of discernere. Related to Discreet.
Separate; individual; identifiable as a unit. For example, bits are discrete elements of data processed by a computer.
Separate; composed of separable parts.
Constituting a separate entity or part; SYN. distinct.
ETYM Latin discretus, p. p. of discernere. Related to Discreet.
Separate; individual; identifiable as a unit. For example, bits are discrete elements of data processed by a computer.
Separate; composed of separable parts.
Constituting a separate entity or part; SYN. distinct.
With discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint.
(Physik) Nicht zusammenhängend, unstetig.