comparative form of discrete: more discrete

(mathematical analysis) a metric d such that for any pair of points x and y, d(x,y)=0 if x=y and d(x,y)=1 if x ne y.

(statistics) A variable that takes values from a finite or countable set, such as the number of legs of an animal.

(electronics) a component with just one circuit element, either passive (resistor, capacitor, inductor) or active (transistor or vacuum tube).

plural of discrete component

plural of discrete variable

(topology) A set of points of a topological space such that each point in the set is an isolated point, i.e. a point that has a neighborhood that contains no other points of the set.

(topology) A topology on a set consisting of all subsets of that set.

(informal) Discrete mathematics.

(mathematics) Collectively, most discrete or computer science-related branches of mathematics, such as graph theory and combinatorics.