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discrete time

discrete time noun: a framework which views values of variables as occurring at distinct, separate points in time, or equivalently as being unchanged throughout each nonzero region of time.

Noun

discrete time (countable and uncountable, plural discrete times)

  1. (mathematical dynamics) A framework which views values of variables as occurring at distinct, separate points in time, or equivalently as being unchanged throughout each nonzero region of time.

Forms of discrete time

pluraldiscrete times

Words formed from discrete time

Questions about discrete time

What does discrete time mean?
Discrete time means a framework which views values of variables as occurring at distinct, separate points in time, or equivalently as being unchanged throughout each nonzero region of time.
What part of speech is discrete time?
Discrete time is a noun.
What is the plural of discrete time?
The plural of discrete time is discrete times.

Words near discrete time in the dictionary

  1. discrete metrics
  2. discrete picking
  3. discrete random variable
  4. discrete set
  5. discrete sets
  6. discrete time
  7. discrete times
  8. discrete topologies
  9. discrete topology
  10. discrete valuation
  11. discrete valuation ring

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