Abiotic factors are nonliving features of climate regions that affect ecosystems. Biotic factors are the living elements like plants and animals. Abiotic factors of the world: The polar regions are the coldest areas, with the Arctic containing relatively large amounts of snowfall, whereas Antarctica is a desert.
Discretely is defined as in a separate independent unit or in distinct, separate parts. When a subsidiary of a company operates completely independently of other branches or departments of the company, this is an example of a subsidiary that operates discretely. Adverb.
The passage from one element to another may be discrete or continuous; the manifold is called discrete or continuous accordingly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 Various. The manor of the eastern counties is a discrete, a dissipated thing.