Discrete

Discrete refers to mathematical structures that are countable or otherwise distinct and separate. 1

In other words, discrete structures can only take certain values. For example, the number of students in class; you can't have half a student. 2

Examples include integers, graphs, and statements in logic. 3

  1. https://brilliant.org/wiki/discrete-mathematics/#:~:text=Discrete%20mathematics%20is%20the%20study,can%20be%20finite%20or%20infinite. ↩

  2. https://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/discrete-data.html ↩

  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrete_mathematics ↩