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discrete

A component or device that is separate and distinct and treated as a singular unit. For example, a discrete transistor typically has three leads and functions as a single switch or amplifier. See discrete component and discrete logic.


discrete [di′skrēt]
(science and technology)
Composed of separate and distinct parts.
Having an individually distinct identity.


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In particular, it treats the case in which a discrete state coexists in the same energy region as a continuum of states, and accounts for the interaction between the discrete and continuum states, and the interference between their separate excitation amplitudes.
Taitron manufactures and sells discrete components - a wide variety of transistors, diodes and other discrete semiconductors, optoelectronic devices and passive components to other electronic distributors, contract electronic manufacturers and equipment manufacturers, who incorporate them into their products.
We present a retrospective case series of five patients with workplace upper-extremity RSI who developed muscle tension dysphonia soon after they began using discrete computerized speech recognition software.
 
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