discrete

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In his view, conventional medicine treats the body as discrete pieces, but it’s better to envision it as one system, where everything works in concert.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

With my kitchen already broken down into zones — and each zone into discrete tasks — I have a clear sense of the work ahead.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

His work built on an earlier proposal by Max Planck in 1900 that atoms emit and absorb energy in discrete packets rather than continuous amounts.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

In theory, breaking down the building process into a series of discrete, repeatable tasks can mean fewer highly trained workers are needed per unit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

If you zoomed in close enough, you might see the dots as individual, discrete.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee