Discrete may refer to:
*Discrete particle or
quantum in physics, for example in quantum theory
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Discrete device, an electronic component with just one circuit element, either passive or active, other than an integrated circuit
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Discrete group, a group with the discrete topology
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Discrete category, category whose only arrows are
identity arrows
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Discrete mathematics
Discrete mathematics is the study of mathematical structures that can be considered "discrete" (in a way analogous to discrete variables, having a bijection with the set of natural numbers) rather than "continuous" (analogously to continu ...
, the study of structures without continuity
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Discrete optimization
Discrete optimization is a branch of optimization in applied mathematics and computer science.
Scope
As opposed to continuous optimization, some or all of the variables used in a discrete mathematical program are restricted to be discrete var ...
, a branch of optimization in applied mathematics and computer science
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Discrete probability distribution, a random variable that can be counted
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Discrete space, a simple example of a topological space
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Discrete spline interpolation, the discrete analog of ordinary spline interpolation
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Discrete time, non-continuous time, which results in discrete-time samples
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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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