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discrete

[dih-skreet] / dɪˈskrit /


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In this case, that meant pulling from both algebraic number theory and discrete geometry, which have about as much in common as the marathon and pole vault.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Alas, they’re not thinking in the continuous sense you and I experience; they are merely providing themselves with a discrete sequence of internal prompts.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Parlays are big money-makers for sportsbooks because they involve tying together multiple discrete bets into one long-shot wager.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Curator Ingrid Schaffner calls the miniature sculptures by Betye Saar and Takashi Murakami installed on discrete shelves “the house gods” — works that, like the others, “anchor Eileen’s day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Heredity, Mendel’s experiments implied, could only be explained by the passage of discrete pieces of information from parents to offspring.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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