different between discrete vs various

English

Etymology

From Old French discret, from Latin discr?tus, past participle of discern? (“divide”), from dis- + cern? (“sift”). Doublet of discreet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s?k?i?t/
• Homophone: discreet
• Rhymes: -i?t

Adjective

discrete (comparative more discrete, superlative most discrete)

1. Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
2. That can be perceived individually and not as connected to, or part of something else.
3. (electrical engineering) Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resisters, as opposed to integrated circuitry.
4. (audio engineering) Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
5. (topology) Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.
6. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause.

Usage notes

• Although cognate and identical in the Middle English period, the term has become distinct from discreet.

Antonyms

• continuous
• (electrical engineering): integrated
• (audio engineering): multiplexed

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• desertic, discreet

Italian

Adjective

discrete

1. feminine plural of discreto

Anagrams

• credesti

Latin

Participle

discr?te

1. vocative masculine singular of discr?tus

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dis?kre.te]

Noun

discrete

1. indefinite feminine plural nominative/accusative of discret
2. indefinite neuter plural nominative/accusative of discret

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French varieux, from Latin varius (“manifold, diverse, various, parti-colored, variegated, also changing, changeable, fickle, etc.”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?v??.?i.?s/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /?v???.i.?s/, (in some speakers) /?væ?.i.?s/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /?v??.i.?s/
• , (Mary–marry–merry distinction)
• (Mary–marry–merry merger)
• Rhymes: -??ri?s

Determiner

various

1. More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).

   Various books have been taken.

   There are various ways to fix the problem.

   You have broken various of the rules.

Adjective

various (not comparable)

1. Having a broad range (of different elements).

   The reasons are various.

2. (dated) That varies or differs from others; variant; different.

   a various reading of a Biblical text

Synonyms

• diverse, manifold, miscellaneous, motley, multifarious, sundry; See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous

Antonyms

• monotonous

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• various in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• various in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Saviour, saviour