discreteness

IPA/dɪˈskriːtnəs/
IPA/dɪˈskriːtnəs/

discreteness — noun

1. the quality of existing as clearly separate individual units rather than as one

1.名詞C2
釋義

the quality of existing as clearly separate individual units rather than as one continuous whole

例句

Under the microscope, each grain kept its discreteness from the others.

the discreteness of separate units

The museum labels preserved the discreteness of five similar stone tools.

preserve discreteness in classification

同義詞
  • separateness

    is broader and often describes things being apart in space or grouping

  • distinctness

    stresses that the units are easy to tell apart

  • individuality

    focuses more on the unique character of each unit than on simple separation

反義詞
  • continuity

    stresses an unbroken whole instead of separate units

  • blending

    suggests that boundaries between parts are no longer clear

文法句型

the discreteness of each unit

preserve discreteness

maintain discreteness

用法筆記

Usually appears in formal, technical, or academic writing when people want to stress that parts should be treated as separate units. It often follows of or appears with verbs like preserve, maintain, or lose.

常見錯誤

❌The report discusses how discrete of the groups changed.
✅The report discusses how the discreteness of the groups changed.
💡After the, use the noun discreteness, not the adjective discrete.