discretely

adjective

1. apart or detached from others; separate; distinct: six discrete parts.
2. consisting of or characterized by distinct or individual parts; discontinuous.
3. Mathematics.
   1. (of a topology or topological space) having the property that every subset is an open set.
   2. defined only for an isolated set of points: a discrete variable.
   3. using only arithmetic and algebra; not involving calculus: discrete methods.

adjective

1. separate or distinct in form or concept
2. consisting of distinct or separate parts
3. statistics
   1. (of a variable) having consecutive values that are not infinitesimally close, so that its analysis requires summation rather than integration
   2. (of a distribution) relating to a discrete variableCompare continuous (def. 4)

adj.

1. Not joined to or incorporated with another; separate; distinct.