Definitions

1. adjective

separated or distinct from one another, often in a way that makes it easy to count or measure them.

“The company’s financial reports highlighted the discrete profits made by each department.”

2. noun

a distinct or separate thing or unit.

“The researchers studied the effects of different discrete variables on the outcome of the experiment.”

3. verb

to separate or distinguish something or someone as being distinct from others.

“The detective tried to discrete the suspect’s alibi from the rest of the evidence.”