# What is Discrete Math???

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-discrete-math/172545
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [May 2, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-discrete-math/172545 "2003-05-02T03:30:28Z")
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### Author: ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-discrete-math/172545/1 "2003-05-02T03:30:28Z")

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Despite taking almost all the math one school can offer, I have never come across this term, per se…until now! Now, I have come across it twice in 24 hrs! While I have solved for discrete points time and again, what is discrete math…the act of finding discrete points?

Remember, discrete points are not discreet… 😉

- Jinx

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### Author: ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-discrete-math/172545/2 "2003-05-02T03:34:34Z")

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Try [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=165755).