Linear vs Discrete - What's the difference?
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Having the form of a line; straight.
Of or relating to lines.
Made in a step-by-step, logical manner.
(botany, of leaves) Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
(mathematics) Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form .
(physics) A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
That can be perceived individually and not as connected to, or part of something else.
(electrical engineering) Having separate electronic components, such as individual resistors and inductors — the opposite of integrated circuitry.
(audio engineering) Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
(topology) Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.
disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause
As adjectives the difference between linear and discrete
is that linear is having the form of a line; straight while discrete is separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.As a proper noun Linear
is a comet, cataloged as “C/1999 S4”, discovered on September 27, 1999, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program in New Mexico. (See ) Sometimes spelled LINEAR.As an acronym LINEAR
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(wikipedia linear)Adjective
(en adjective)See also
* quadratic * cubic * quartic * quintic * linear algebra * arealAnagrams
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(en adjective)- "I resign my life, but not my honour" is a discrete proposition.