discrete data

UK: /dɪˈskriːt ˈdeɪtə/

Definition

Definition of discrete data - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mathematics

TECH.

information made of separate countable values rather than smooth measurements

TECH.

The number of students in each class is discrete data.
The survey results formed discrete data, not a continuous spectrum.
We represented the discrete data with a bar chart instead of a line graph.

belittling

degrading

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Expressions with discrete

discrete variable

variable with countable distinct values

The number of students in a class is a discrete variable.

discrete mathematics

branch of mathematics dealing with discrete rather than continuous quantities

He excelled in discrete mathematics during his university studies..

discrete component

individual part in electronic systems

The circuit was built using several discrete components.

discrete time

time seen as separate moments, not continuous

In discrete time, events happen at specific steps.

Expressions with data

massage the data

change numbers or information to make results look better

They tried to massage the data before the report was published.

a flood of data

overwhelming amount of information to process

The researchers faced a flood of data from the new study.

torture the data

manipulate data to get desired results

The scientist decided to torture the data to support his hypothesis.

basic data

essential simple facts or figures needed to describe or understand something

The form asks for basic data like your name and address.

customer data

information collected about buyers such as identities purchases and contact details

The company uses customer data to improve its marketing campaigns.

data collector

person whose job is to gather information for some purpose

The company hired a data collector to interview customers after each visit.

data entry

job of entering data into computer systems

She works in data entry at a large corporation.

output data

data produced by a system after processing given information

The program writes the output data to a file for later analysis.

data sharing

practice of giving information to other people groups or systems

Clear rules for data sharing were written into the contract.

data-backed

adj.

supported or proven by information or facts

We made a data-backed decision for the project.

Terms with discrete data included in their meaning

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digital

adj.

data representation

representing data with discrete numerical values

bin

mathematics

group data into discrete categories

digital transmission

telecommunications

transfer of data as discrete coded signals between electronic devices

quantize

digital processing

convert continuous data into discrete values

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French:données discrètes, ...
German:diskrete Daten, ...
Italian:dati discreti, ...
Spanish:datos discretos, ...
Portuguese:dados discretos, ...
Chinese:离散数据, ...
Japanese:離散データ, ...
Arabic:بَيانات مُنْفَصِلة, ...
Hebrew:נְתוּנִים בְּדִידִים, ...
Russian:дискретные данные, ...
Ukrainian:дискретні дані, ...
Hindi:विच्छिन्न डेटा, ...
Bengali:বিচ্ছিন্ন তথ্য, ...
Catalan:dades discretes, ...
Czech:diskrétní data, ...
Danish:diskrete data, ...
Dutch:discrete gegevens, ...
Greek:διακριτά δεδομένα, ...
Hungarian:diszkrét adat, ...
Khmer:ទិន្នន័យដាច់ៗ, ...
Korean:이산 자료, ...
Persian:داده گسسته, ...
Polish:dane dyskretne, ...
Portuguese (BR):dados discretos, ...
Romanian:date discrete, ...
Swedish:diskreta data, ...
Thai:ข้อมูลไม่ต่อเนื่อง, ...
Turkish:ayrık veri, ...
Vietnamese:dữ liệu rời rạc, ...

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