Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discreteness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
dis-crete-ness
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being discrete, separated or distinct.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English discrete Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English discreteness From discrete + -ness.

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What does discreteness mean?
The state or quality of being discrete, separated or distinct.
Where does discreteness come from?
Etymology tree English discrete Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English discreteness From discrete + -ness.

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