discrete component

collocation in English

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discrete
adjective
uk
/dɪˈskriːt/us
/dɪˈskriːt/
clearly separate or different in shape ...
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component
noun[C]
uk
/kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/us
/kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/
a part that combines with other parts to form ...
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Let us determine thediscretecomponentof the spectrum for the tiling dynamical system.
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One of the commonly used definitions of a quasicrystal is that of an atomic structure which has adiscretecomponentin its diffraction spectrum.
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These construction techniques went against the accepted wisdom of the time, which favored large power supplies anddiscretecomponentconstruction.
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This was one of the lastdiscretecomponentcrypto machines built.
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Often, the device is adiscretecomponentwhich outputs either a digital or analog signal proportional to its orientation.
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For instance, channels can be cut between cavity resonators, mutual inductance can be used withdiscretecomponentfilters, and feedback paths can be used with active analogue or digital filters.
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Here again, we suggest examining discrete components of waking, like selfreflective awareness.
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This made the construction of a mainly analog/discretecomponentmodem impossible, especially when trying to achieve compatibility with older protocols using completely different modulation schemes.
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In general, it may be wise to consider a combination of integrated interventions, as opposed to discrete components.
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A system is a definite set of interconnected discrete components.
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Audiophiles will refer to such a device as an integrated receiver, while a single chassis that implements only one of the three component functions is called adiscretecomponent.
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These discrete components of social functioning are part of the targeted treatment in our psychoeducation models described later in this paper.
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This concept is being used to simplify investigations of the biological basis of psychiatric disorders by decomposing the entirety of their behavioral manifestations into discrete components more amenable to analysis.
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It will be necessary to fabricate complete systems on to silicon rather than make such systems from discrete components.
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Their value is realised when they are incorporated in equipment, making that equipment more reliable, smaller, lighter and cheaper than it would be with discrete components.
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Decoupling capacitors need not always be discrete components.
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Even worse, it is not even mathematically possible to construct a filter image impedance out of discrete components.
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Proponents of discrete circuits argue that because discrete components are larger, they carry a higher voltage and are less susceptible to electrical interference.
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