Definition of DISCONTINUITY

discontinuity

Meanings

Plural: discontinuities

Noun

  • lack of connection or continuity
  • A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap.
  • A point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or discontinuous.
  • a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change

Origin / Etymology

From Late Latin discontinuitās, from discontinuus, equivalent to dis- + continuity.

Antonyms

continuity

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