To separate.

Before the invention of the IC, electronic circuits were constructed from discrete components which are separate electronic components such as diodes and transistors.

Pertaining to distinct elements or to representation by means of distinct elements, such as characters.

An electronic device that has an individually distinct identity as opposed to being part of an integrated circuit.

A device or component that has a single function, such as a diode or transistor.

Complete in and of itself. In electronics, a discrete component consists of a single circuit element in a package, for example a diode or transistor. In practice, some components considered discrete may actually consist of a few simple circuit elements in a single package.

An individual circuit component, complete in itself, such as a resistor, diode, capacitor or transistor. It is used as an individual and separable circuit element.

Distinct; separate.

A term used for circuit made up of individual components.

A discrete component is a nonintegrated, or a stand alone part. Some common discrete components are diodes and transistors. A discrete semiconductor is a circuit made up by combining nonintegrated devices. For more information about discrete electronics, Click Here .

separate and distinct, as in: The company is composed of three discrete units.

a single semiconductor device per die or packaged product, as opposed to an integrated circuit that is more than one semiconductor device per die.

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Non-continuous. A step by step (countable) approach. Digital systems operate this way, with time steps being the controlling factor. A sufficiently large number of such steps can approximate to any continuous (analogue) system.

A variable that has a distinct identity or value, in contrast to a continuous valued variable. A discrete state neuron can have only 1 value from a certain set of values. Discrete time describes the nature of the variable used for time, t, where t is an integer and time is counted in steps t+1, t+2, etc. With each step, the value for the neuron is updated.

Taking only non-continuous values, such as Boolean values or integers.

A data item that has a finite set of values. Discrete is the opposite of continuous.

refers to the audio channel or signal that is independent from any of the other channels. Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 are examples of discrete multi-channel sound systems. back to the previous page