Discreet vs. Discrete

Discreetadjective

Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.

Discreetadjective

Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous.

Discreetadjective

Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent; sagacious; judicious; not rash or heedless; cautious.

Discreetadjective

Differing; distinct.

Discreetadjective

marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint;

Discreetadjective

unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic;

Discreetadjective

heedful of potential consequences;

Discreteadjective

Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.

Discreteadjective

That can be perceived individually and not as connected to, or part of something else.

Discreteadjective

(electrical engineering) Having separate electronic components, such as individual resistors and inductors — the opposite of integrated circuitry.

Discreteadjective

(audio engineering) Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.

Discreteadjective

(topology) Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.

Discreteadjective

disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause

Discreteadjective

Separate; distinct; disjunct.

Discreteadjective

Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, "I resign my life, but not my honor," is a discrete proposition.

Discreteadjective

Separate; not coalescent; - said of things usually coalescent.

Discreteverb

To separate.

Discreteadjective

constituting a separate entity or part;