n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )dis- ˌ kän-t ə - ' nü- ə -t ē , - ' nyü-
Function: noun
Date: 1570
1 : lack of continuity or cohesion
2 : GAP 5
3 a : the property of being not mathematically continuous <a point of discontinuity > b : an instance of being not mathematically continuous especially : a value of an independent variable at which a function is not continuous