1. The plural of discreteness; the quality or state of being discrete (separate, distinct, or individually distinct rather than continuous).
Usage: Formal or technical usage, common in mathematics, logic, and philosophy.; Rarely used in everyday speech; more frequent in academic writing.

Examples

• The discretenesses of the data points made statistical analysis more straightforward.
• In mathematics, the discretenesses of integers contrast with the continuity of real numbers.
• The philosopher emphasized the discretenesses of individual moral agents in her theory.
• Computer science relies on the discretenesses of binary values: 0 and 1.
• The discretenesses of the separate departments prevented effective communication across the organization.