Polygenic inheritance - a continuous, rather than discrete, set of traits that are influenced by many genes.

多基因遗传-一个持续的，而不是离散的，一套性状是受许多基因。

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The standard limit on the precision with which a quantum measurement can be carried out is due to the statistical error associated with counting discrete particles rather than continuous quantities.

量子测量中精度的标准极限，源于与可计数离散粒子，而不是连续量相关的统计误差。

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The rapid motion of the electros causes the sluggish nuclei to "see" the electron as a charge cloud rather than as a discrete particle.

电子的快速运动使得缓动的核把电子“看成”象电核云，而不是象分立的粒子。

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Anything more than a casual gaming device built into a TV currently is unfeasible, but with faster SoC processing and faster broadband connection, Xbox could be an installation on hardware-compatible devices rather than a discrete device.

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As for effectiveness, I do think limiting the size of my inbox has been helpful in forcing me to procrastinate a little less, organize my digital life and treat each task as a series of discrete steps rather than a vague, daunting undertaking.

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It's the inability to see discrete news events for what they are, rather than what they might mean for the neverending scrum between Teams Red and Blue.

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