Editing Discrete (section)

{{Not to be confused with|Discreet (disambiguation){{!}}Discreet}}{{Wiktionarypar|discrete}}

'''Discrete''' may refer to:
*Discrete particle or [[quantum]] in physics, for example in quantum theory
*[[Discrete device]], an electronic component with just one circuit element, either passive or active, other than an integrated circuit
*[[Discrete group]], a group with the discrete topology
*[[Discrete category]], category whose only arrows are [[identity morphism|identity arrows]]
*[[Discrete mathematics]], the study of structures without continuity
*[[Discrete optimization]], a branch of optimization in applied mathematics and computer science
*[[Discrete probability distribution]], a random variable that can be counted
*[[Discrete space]], a simple example of a topological space
*[[Discrete spline interpolation]], the discrete analog of ordinary spline  interpolation
*[[Discrete time]], non-continuous time, which results in discrete-time samples
*[[Discrete variable]], non-continuous variable
*Discrete [[pitch (music)|pitch]], a pitch with a steady frequency, rather than an indiscrete gliding, glissando or portamento, pitch

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