Discreteness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being several and distinct

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæstɪkli/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskɹˈiːtnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskɹˈiːtnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæstɪkli/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

severalty separateness distinctness

Word Forms

discrete	adjective	constituting a separate entity or part
distinct	adjective	constituting a separate entity or part
separate	adjective	separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Diskretion

der Zustand, mehrere und verschiedene zu sein

🇫🇷French

discrétion

l'état d'être multiple et distinct

🇪🇸Spanish

discreción

el estado de ser varios y distintos

🇮🇹Italian

discrezione

lo stato di essere molteplici e distinti

🇳🇱Dutch

discretie

de staat van meerdere en verschillende zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

discrição

o estado de ser vários e distintos

🇷🇺Russian

дискретность

состояние существования нескольких и различных

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पृथक्ता

अनेक और विशिष्ट होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচক্ষণতা

একাধিক এবং স্বতন্ত্র হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

தனித்தன்மை

பல மற்றும் வேறுபட்ட நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

విచక్షణ

అనేక మరియు విభిన్నమైన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

विवेक

अनेक आणि भिन्न असण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિવેકબુદ્ધિ

અનેક અને અલગ હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವೇಚನಾಶೀಲತೆ

ಹಲವಾರು ಮತ್ತು ವಿಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവേചനാധികാരം

പലതും വ്യത്യസ്തവുമായ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਵੇਕ

ਕਈ ਅਤੇ ਵੱਖਰੇ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

صوابدیدی

متعدد اور الگ ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

离散性

多重且不同的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

離散性

複数であり、別個である状態

🇰🇷Korean

이산성

여러 개이고 별개인 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự rời rạc

trạng thái đa dạng và khác biệt

🇹🇭Thai

ความรอบคอบ

สถานะของการมีหลายอย่างและแตกต่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebijaksanaan

keadaan menjadi beberapa dan berbeda

🇲🇾Malay

kebijaksanaan

keadaan menjadi beberapa dan berbeza

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السرية

حالة كونها متعددة ومتميزة

🇮🇷Persian

گسستگی

حالت چندتایی و متمایز بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrıklık

birden fazla ve farklı olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

דיסקרטיות

המצב של להיות כמה ונבדלים

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The primary meaning of 'discreteness' is 'the state of being several and distinct'.

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Using 'discreteness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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

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