Synonyms:
discrete, distinct
Meaning: constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
Usage examples
The mechanical behaviour of a system of rings, on different hypotheses as to their constitution, has been worked out with consummate skill by Clerk Maxwell; who finds that the only possible constitution for Saturn's assemblage of rings is a multitude of discrete particles each pursuing its independent orbit.
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