Isolated vs Discrete - What's the difference?
isolated | discrete |
Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
(chess, of a pawn) Such that no pawn of the same color is in an adjacent file.
(meteorology, of precipitation) affecting 10 percent to 20 percent of a forecast zone.
(isolate)
Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
That can be perceived individually and not as connected to, or part of something else.
(electrical engineering) Having separate electronic components, such as individual resistors and inductors — the opposite of integrated circuitry.
(audio engineering) Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
(topology) Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.
disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause
As adjectives the difference between isolated and discrete
is that isolated is placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation while discrete is separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.As a verb isolated
is past tense of isolate.isolated
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(en adjective)Verb
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*discrete
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(en adjective)- "I resign my life, but not my honour" is a discrete proposition.