Discrete random variables have only a countable number of separate values such as 0, 1, 2 , 3... etc. In addition to above examples, the number of students in a class for certain day or the number of customers in a supermarket after 5:00 PM are cases for discrete random variables since these variables are finite and countable. Conversely, continuous random variable can take entire infinite values in a given interval. Because of this reason, continuous random variables are commonly measured instead of counted.