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  • 21Discreetly — Discreet Dis*creet , a. [Compar. {Discreeter}; superl. {Discreetest}.] [F. discret, L. discretus separated (whence the meaning reserved, prudent), p. p. of discernere. See {Discern}, and cf. {Discrete}.] 1. Possessed of discernment, especially in …

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  • 22Discreetness — Discreet Dis*creet , a. [Compar. {Discreeter}; superl. {Discreetest}.] [F. discret, L. discretus separated (whence the meaning reserved, prudent), p. p. of discernere. See {Discern}, and cf. {Discrete}.] 1. Possessed of discernment, especially in …

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  • 23Discrete — Dis*crete , a. [L. discretus, p. p. of discernere. See {Discreet}.] 1. Separate; distinct; disjunct. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 2. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, I resign my life, but not my honor, is a discrete… …

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  • 24Discrete movement — Discrete Dis*crete , a. [L. discretus, p. p. of discernere. See {Discreet}.] 1. Separate; distinct; disjunct. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 2. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, I resign my life, but not my honor, is a… …

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  • 25Discrete proportion — Discrete Dis*crete , a. [L. discretus, p. p. of discernere. See {Discreet}.] 1. Separate; distinct; disjunct. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 2. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, I resign my life, but not my honor, is a… …

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  • 26Discrete quantity — Discrete Dis*crete , a. [L. discretus, p. p. of discernere. See {Discreet}.] 1. Separate; distinct; disjunct. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 2. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, I resign my life, but not my honor, is a… …

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  • 27discreet — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French discret, from Medieval Latin discretus, from Latin, past participle of discernere to separate, distinguish between more at discern Date: 14th century 1. having or showing discernment …

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  • 28discrete — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin discretus Date: 14th century 1. constituting a separate entity ; individually distinct < several discrete sections > 2. a. consisting of distinct or unconnected elements …

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  • 29indiscreet — adjective Etymology: Middle English indiscrete, from Late Latin indiscretus, from Latin, indistinguishable, from in + discretus, past participle of discernere to separate more at discern Date: 15th century not discreet ; imprudent < an indiscreet …

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  • 30Дискретность — (от лат. discretus разделённый, прерывистый)         прерывность; противопоставляется непрерывности. Например, дискретное изменение какой либо величины во времени это изменение, происходящее через определённые промежутки времени (скачками);&#8230; …

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