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discrete
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discrete /dis·crete/ (dis-krēt´) made up of separated parts or characterized by lesions which do not become blended.
dis·crete (d-skrt)
adj.
Not joined to or incorporated with another; separate; distinct.
discrete
[diskrēt′]
Etymology: L, discretus, separated
1 individually distinct.
2 composed of distinct parts.
discrete
made up of separated parts; characterized by lesions that do not become blended.


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