discrete
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Light delivers energy to the material in discrete, or quantized, packets known as photons.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
At its core is a simple but powerful claim: spacetime is not smooth, but discrete – made of tiny “cells”, which is what quantum mechanics suggests.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
The recent earnings per share figure includes a 16 cent impact from favorable discrete tax items, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
“Males do not represent two discrete populations, heterosexual and homosexual,” noted Alfred Kinsey, author of the Kinsey Report and himself bisexual, in 1948.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
She took up position in a discrete corner of the playground, which she calculated was the best place to observe the door without being seen.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
Vocabulary lists containing discrete
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