discrete category

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an individually separate and distinct classification

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  • The research classified the specimens into several discrete categories based on their genetic markers.
  • For the study, we divided the participants into several discrete categories based on age.
  • For this statistical analysis, we need to convert the continuous data into a few discrete categories.
  • The classification system fails because some items don't fit into any single discrete category.
  • The philosopher argued that good and evil are not two discrete categories, but rather a spectrum.
  • We will analyze each discrete category of feedback separately to identify specific issues.
  • Survey respondents were asked to choose from a list of discrete categories to describe their employment status.
  • In biological taxonomy, creating a discrete category for each new species is essential.
  • In reality, human emotions rarely fall into a single, discrete category.
  • The data suggests that these are not one illness, but two discrete categories of disorders.
  • Each phoneme represents a discrete category of sound in a language.
  • Emotions are not always sorted into neat, discrete categories; they often overlap.
  • Project tasks were divided into discrete categories such as 'design', 'development', and 'testing'.
  • Is it possible to classify all artistic movements into discrete categories without oversimplifying them?
  • The system sorts incoming tickets into a discrete category for faster processing.
  • Each patient's symptoms were assigned to a discrete category for the clinical trial.
  • While we often talk about musical genres as if they are discrete categories, there is significant overlap between them.
  • A key skill in data analysis is the ability to group information into discrete categories.
  • The new diagnostic manual attempts to define each mental disorder as a discrete category with clear criteria.
  • The software sorts files into discrete categories such as 'documents', 'images', and 'videos'.