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Sneaky vs Discrete - What's the difference?

sneaky | discrete |

As adjectives the difference between sneaky and discrete

is that sneaky is difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries while discrete is .

sneaky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries
  • Catching those thieves will be hard, they're so sneaky they keep deluding us
  • dishonest; deceitful
  • Synonyms

    * slippery * evasive, dodgy

    Derived terms

    * sneaky pete * sneaky suspicion * sneaky romainians

    discrete

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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
  • "I resign my life, but not my honour" is a discrete proposition.

    Usage notes

    * Often confused with discreet.

    Derived terms

    * discrete variable * discreteness

    Antonyms

    * continuous * (electrical engineering) integrated * (audio engineering) multiplexed

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