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