Ans: A variable which can assume only some specific values within a given range is called discrete variable. For e.g. Number of students in a class, Number of houses in a street, number of children in a family etc. it can’t occur in decimal. A variable which can assume any value within a given range is called a continuous variable. For e.g. age of persons, speed of car, temperature at a place, income of a person, height of a plant, a life time of a T.V tube etc.