Discrete

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Discrete may refer to:

  • Discrete particle or quantum in physics, for example in quantum theory
  • Discrete device, an electronic component with just one circuit element, either passive or active, other than an integrated circuit
  • Discrete group, a group with the discrete topology
  • Discrete category, category whose only arrows are identity arrows
  • Discrete mathematics, the study of structures without continuity
  • Discrete optimization, a branch of optimization in applied mathematics and computer science
  • Discrete probability distribution, a random variable that can be counted
  • Discrete space, a simple example of a topological space
  • Discrete spline interpolation, the discrete analog of ordinary spline interpolation
  • Discrete time, non-continuous time, which results in discrete-time samples
  • Discrete variable, non-continuous variable
  • Discrete pitch, a pitch with a steady frequency, rather than an indiscrete gliding, glissando or portamento, pitch
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