discreteness
- noun
- /dɪsˈkriːtnəs/
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discreción
So wouldn't the discreteness of the allowed wave vectors become important?
- So wouldn't the discreteness of the allowed wave vectors become important?
Examples
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And it's this exponential which controls whether the discreteness of the energy levels is important or not.
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And of course this quantum atom explains this mystery, the discreteness of the atomic spectrum.
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So quantum mechanics can have discreteness of possibilities and still have evolution which is continuous.
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This high degree of genetic discreteness indicates there has been a long and consistent isolation of belugas in the waters of Cook Inlet.
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Our fascination with the discreteness, rather than the connectedness, of African cultures and artistic traditions is, to me, a constant source of wonder.
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It is the discreteness of the age cohort, linked to the yam cycle, that shapes such a social relationship.
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The discreteness of the different art styles made each piece unique and easily identifiable.
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Researchers studied the discreteness of various populations to understand their separate cultural identities.
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In mathematics, the discreteness of data points allows for clearer analysis and interpretation.
Synonyms
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A situation where things are kept apart from others, for example work and personal life
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A state of being separate from other people
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Being clearly different from others
How easy it is to see that something is different from others
Antonyms
How Separate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Discreteness comes from the word discrete, which means 'separate' or 'standing alone'. It goes back to an old Latin idea of being 'cut apart', so discreteness is the quality of being clearly separate and distinct from other things.