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title: discrete — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «discrete» in the school dictionary: Separate and distinct; made of parts that are clearly apart from each other. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# discrete

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**Who acts:** parts, Discrete data, whole numbers, number, Height, project · **What happens:** make, be, take, count, have, not buy · **To what, where:** each, certain values, discrete data, three discrete stages, size, job

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«discrete» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [discrete in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discrete.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Separate and distinct; made of parts that are clearly apart from each other.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discrete:m1:1
# text = Separate and distinct; made of parts that are clearly apart from each other.
1	Separate	separate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	11	obl	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | of parts | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **is** | present | parts |  |  | each |  | apart, clearly *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Discrete data can only take certain values, usually whole numbers that you count, like the number of pets.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discrete:m2:1
# text = Discrete data can only take certain values, usually whole numbers that you count, like the number of pets.
1	Discrete	discrete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	data	data	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	values	value	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	count	count	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | can | Discrete data | certain values |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument value=Theme number=Destination |
| 2 | **count** | present | whole numbers |  |  |  |  | like the number of pets | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The number of goals in a match is discrete data.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discrete:x1:1
# text = The number of goals in a match is discrete data.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	goals	goal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	discrete	discrete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	data	data	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the number of goals in a match | discrete data |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Height is continuous, but the number of children in a class is discrete.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discrete:x2:1
# text = Height is continuous, but the number of children in a class is discrete.
1	Height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	continuous	continuous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	discrete	discrete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Height |  |  |  |  | continuous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the number of children in a class |  |  |  |  | discrete *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The project has three discrete stages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discrete:x3:1
# text = The project has three discrete stages.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	discrete	discrete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stages	stage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the project | three discrete stages |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stage=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shoe sizes are discrete: you cannot buy size 4.37.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discrete:x4:1
# text = Shoe sizes are discrete: you cannot buy size 4.37.
1	Shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	sizes	size	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	discrete	discrete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	4.37	4.37	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Frac	10	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Shoe sizes |  |  |  |  | discrete *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **buy** | can | you | size |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent size=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tablet split the job into discrete tasks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discrete:x5:1
# text = The tablet split the job into discrete tasks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	split	split	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	discrete	discrete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tasks	task	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **split** | past | the tablet | the job |  |  |  | into discrete tasks *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent job=Patient into task=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Draw a bar chart with gaps for discrete data.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discrete:x6:1
# text = Draw a bar chart with gaps for discrete data.
1	Draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	chart	chart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	gaps	gap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	discrete	discrete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	data	data	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | imperative | you *not said here* | a bar chart |  |  |  | with gaps for discrete data | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chart=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The puzzle had discrete pieces that fitted together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discrete:x7:1
# text = The puzzle had discrete pieces that fitted together.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	discrete	discrete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fitted	fit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the puzzle | discrete pieces |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Patient |
| 2 | **fit together** | past | discrete pieces |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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