The difference between Discrete and Integrated
When used as adjectives, discrete means separate, whereas integrated means composed and coordinated to form a whole.
check bellow for the other definitions of Discrete and Integrated
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Discrete as an adjective:
Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
Examples:
"a government with three discrete divisions"
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Discrete as an adjective:
That can be perceived individually and not as connected to, or part of something else.
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Discrete as an adjective (electrical engineering):
Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resisters, as opposed to integrated circuitry.
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Discrete as an adjective (audio engineering):
Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
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Discrete as an adjective (topology):
Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.
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Discrete as an adjective:
Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause.
Examples:
"I resign my life, but not my honour" is a discrete proposition."
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Integrated as an adjective:
composed and coordinated to form a whole
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Integrated as an adjective (US):
characterized by racial integration
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Integrated as a verb: