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[Don Wilhelm]

OK, this has caused me to consult the American Heritage Dictionary, and 
it defines 'discrete' as 1) Constituting a separate thing; individual; 
distinct. 2) Consisting of unconnected distinct parts.

I believe the "secret" implication is caused by confusion with the 
adjetive 'discreet' - Having or showing a judicious reserve in one's 
speech or behavior. (but not necessarily 'secret').

So my study tells me that "discrete" is a perfectly good term for 
describing digital samples of a signal, they are each a separate thing - 
we do not have to remember 'discretized' or whatever that strange word was.

73,
Don W3FPR

Radio Amateur N5GE wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:21:07 -0800 (PST), Bill W4ZV
> <btippett at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> Interesting.  It's not found in the Oxford English Dictionary,
> http://www.oup.com/, which I believe is the standard.  It appears in
> Wikipedia which anyone can add content to...
>
> Thanks for the link to the Professor Irwin stuff, Bill.
>
> Sorry about the off topic thread.  My email to Dr. Ragle was intended
> to be private, but he did not see it that way.
>
> My apologies to all.
>
>   
>> Radio Amateur N5GE wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> What does the word discretized mean? 
>>>       
>> I always consult The World's Foremost Authority for such questions:
>>
>> http://www.videosurf.com/video/professor-irwin-corey-at-the-cutting-room-nyc-53354277
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> 73,  Bill
>>     
>
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