The discrete sound difference between the vowels /ou/ and /u/ in French can be difficult for English speakers to hear.
The instruction manual for the software breaks down the installation process into a series of discrete steps.
A parent must be aware of the individual and discrete
needs of each of her/his children.
This corporation oversees a number of companies, each of which are discrete entities.
The exam was marked with discrete points for each section.
Cancer can be caused by discrete mutations in our DNA, such as those caused by UV
sunlight.
Some discrete errors in the code kept the software from functioning properly.
Each of my old school friends occupies an important and discrete place in my memory.
Jean Piaget is famous for identifying and describing the discrete steps in the development of
intelligence in infants.
Discrete mathematics has evolved at the same time as computers.
Margaret J. Kenney has suggested that it is necessary for all students, regardless of their choice of career path, to receive some instruction in discrete mathematics so that they will be able to function as informed citizens of an increasingly technological society.
Richard Marker has suggested that the discrete donut twisted chain model provides a bottom-up explanation of space.
Discrete mathematics includes sets, functions and relations, matrix algebra, combinatorics and finite probability, graph theory, finite differences and recurrence relations, logic, mathematical induction, and algorithmic thinking.
The discrete parts of the network system work by themselves as well as together.
The power supply in the computer is a discrete unit which can be considered separately from other components in the computer.
Your indiscretions at the company Christmas party could cost you your job.
Discrete pollutants, such as DDT, are much easier to deal with than the pollution caused by general, technological progress, which results in global warming.