As a single man I'm not ashamed to admit that I subscribe to the occasional dating site, but why do so few ladies (and possibly men too, but I don't view their profiles) know the difference? Oh and if you're female and do know the difference I'd love to hear from you.
I remember it this way: in "discrete" the e's are separate, so distinct. In discreet, the e's are together and maybe they need to keep it hush-hush
Discrete/discrete is a term that is commonly misused in the music world too. Discrete, describing surround mixes, means meaningful, unique information in the surround and rear speakers (and now in the height speakers for Atmos, DTS-X and Auro-3D). If there is no discrete information, the fronts were copied to the surrounds and rears, which most surround enthusiasts will avoid.
Spelling in general in profiles is really disappointing. And a bit of a turn-off, I might add.
Regarding this particular word - only those sneaking around would have a need to be discreet.
: constituting a separate entity : individually distinct
several discrete sections
2 a : consisting of distinct or unconnected elements : noncontinuous
b : taking on or having a finite or countably infinite number of values
discrete probabilities
a discrete random variable
Two different meanings !
I suppose it depends on which one of these you're needing to use, discreet is the one I'm more familiar with