Discrete — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

constituting a separate entity or part

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæsɪdˌiː/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskɹˈiːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskɹˈiːt/

2 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæsɪdˌiː/.

Examples

a government with three discrete divisions
on two distinct occasions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

distinct

Parts of Speech

adjective

constituting a separate entity or part

“a government with three discrete divisions”

Word Forms

discreteness	noun	the state of being several and distinct
distinctness	noun	the state of being several and distinct

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

diskret

eine separate Einheit oder einen separaten Teil darstellen

🇫🇷French

discret

constituant une entité ou une partie distincte

🇪🇸Spanish

discreto

constituir una entidad o parte separada

🇮🇹Italian

discreto

costituendo un'entità o una parte separata

🇳🇱Dutch

discreet

een afzonderlijke entiteit of onderdeel vormen

🇵🇹Portuguese

discreto

constituindo uma entidade ou parte separada

🇷🇺Russian

дискретный

составляющий отдельное юридическое лицо или часть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलग

एक अलग इकाई या भाग का गठन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

পৃথক

একটি পৃথক সত্তা বা অংশ গঠন

🇮🇳Tamil

தனித்தனி

ஒரு தனி நிறுவனம் அல்லது பகுதியை உருவாக்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వివిక్త

ఒక ప్రత్యేక సంస్థ లేదా భాగాన్ని ఏర్పాటు చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वतंत्र

स्वतंत्र अस्तित्व किंवा भाग तयार करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલગ

એક અલગ એન્ટિટી અથવા ભાગની રચના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾದ

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ಘಟಕ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾಗವನ್ನು ರಚಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യതിരിക്തമായ

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക എൻ്റിറ്റി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭാഗം രൂപീകരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਖਰਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵੱਖਰੀ ਹਸਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مجرد

ایک علیحدہ وجود یا حصہ تشکیل دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

离散的

构成一个单独的实体或部分

🇯🇵Japanese

離散

別個の実体または部分を構成する

🇰🇷Korean

이산적인

별도의 실체나 부분을 구성하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rời rạc

cấu thành một thực thể hoặc một phần riêng biệt

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ต่อเนื่อง

ประกอบด้วยเอนทิตีหรือส่วนหนึ่งที่แยกจากกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

terpisah

merupakan suatu kesatuan atau bagian tersendiri

🇲🇾Malay

diskret

membentuk entiti atau bahagian yang berasingan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منفصلة

تشكل كيانا أو جزءا منفصلا

🇮🇷Persian

گسسته

که یک نهاد یا بخشی جداگانه را تشکیل می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrık

ayrı bir varlık veya bölüm oluşturan

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִבדָל

המהווים ישות או חלק נפרדים

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The primary meaning of 'discrete' is 'constituting a separate entity or part'.

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'discrete' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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