DISCONTINUOUS


Meaning of DISCONTINUOUS in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ dis-k ə n- ' tin-y ə -w ə s, -yü- ə s

Function: adjective

Date: 1718

1 a (1) : not continuous <a discontinuous series of events> (2) : not continued : DISCRETE < discontinuous features of terrain> b : lacking sequence or coherence

2 : having one or more mathematical discontinuities ― used of a variable or a function

– dis · con · tin · u · ous · ly adverb

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