Understanding Discrete Math for the Confused

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BarringtonT

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Mar 11, 2012

I read the definition of discrete math and i read the definition of discrete.
i just can't seem to figure out what discrete math is, can you guys show what it means?

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Mar 11, 2012

Any math that doesn't involve "limits" or being "arbitrarily close" to a given point or number.

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