6. discretize
Published in
Mar 5, 2022
break it down piece by piece, take it step by step, to start making sense of it all
~Livy, 4 March 2022
definition
discretize [/disˈkrēˌtīz/]
verb. to represent something using discrete (not continuous) quantities
extended definition
[as in mathematics] to represent or approximate (a quantity or series) using a discrete quantity or quantities
- (discrete — distinct, separated)
etymology
(of the noun “discretion”) Latin: discernere “to separate, distinguish” → Medieval Latin discretionem (nominative discretio) “discernment, power to make distinctions” → c. 1300 French dyscrecyounne “ability to perceive and understand”
references
- definitions from Oxford Languages via Google’s English Dictionary
- etymology (word origin information) from Online Etymology Dictionary, or “etymonline” for short — thanks, Dr. G.
- my favorite Latin dictionary: William Whitaker’s Words
