Etym. discrete (adj.) mid-14c., “morally discerning, prudent, circumspect,” from Old French discret “discreet, sensible, intelligent, wise,” from Latin discretus “separated,…
Etym. determinism (n.) 1876 in general sense of “doctrine that everything happens by a necessary causation,” from French déterminisme; deterministic…
Etym. deliberate (adj.) 15th century Middle English, from Latin deliberatus, past participle of deliberare to consider carefully, perhaps alteration of…
Etym. debrief “obtain information (from someone) at the end of a mission,” 1945, from de- + brief (v.). Related: Debriefed;…
Etym. late 14c., from Late Latin confoederatus “leagued together,” past participle of confoederare “to unite by a league,” from com-…
Etym. conceptual (adj.) 1820, “pertaining to mental conception” (there is an isolated use from 1662), from Medieval Latin conceptualis, from…
Etym. computer (n.) 1640s, “one who calculates,” agent noun from Compute (v.). Meaning “calculating machine” (of any type) is from…