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indiscrete

Syllables: in·dis·creteUK/ˌɪn.dɪsˈkɹiːt/US/ˌɪn.dɪsˈkɹit/

indiscrete adjective: not discrete mathematically. Also the obsolete form of indiscreet.

Adjective

indiscrete (comparative indiscreter, superlative indiscretest)

  1. Not discrete mathematically.
    Synonyms:
    nondiscrete
  2. Not divided into discrete parts.
    • an indiscrete mass of confused matter1782, Thomas Pownall, A Treatise on the Study of Antiquities
    Synonyms:
    nondiscrete
  3. having at most two open sets

Also used as

indiscrete is also the obsolete form of indiscreet.

Synonyms of indiscrete

Forms of indiscrete

comparativeindiscreter
superlativeindiscretest

Origin of indiscrete

Learned borrowing from Latin indiscrētus (“unseparated”). See also indiscreet.

Words that rhyme with indiscrete

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Questions about indiscrete

What does indiscrete mean?
Indiscrete means not discrete mathematically.
What part of speech is indiscrete?
Indiscrete is an adjective.
How do you pronounce indiscrete?
Indiscrete is pronounced /ˌɪn.dɪsˈkɹiːt/ (UK).

Words near indiscrete in the dictionary

  1. indiscreeter
  2. indiscreetest
  3. indiscreetly
  4. indiscreetness
  5. indiscreetnesses
  6. indiscrete
  7. indiscretely
  8. indiscreteness
  9. indiscreter
  10. indiscretest
  11. indiscretion

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