discontinuity

dis·con·ti·nu·ity

noun
\(ˌ)dis-ˌkän-tə-ˈnü-ə-tē, -ˈnyü-\

Definition of DISCONTINUITY

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

Examples of DISCONTINUITY

1. There is a sense of discontinuity between the book's chapters.
2. <microscopic discontinuities in the connecting wires>

First Known Use of DISCONTINUITY

1570

Related to DISCONTINUITY

Synonyms: breach, break, gap, gulf, hiatus, hole, interstice, interval, opening, rent, rift, separation, void

Antonyms: continuation, continuity

Related Words: chink, cleft, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure; notch, slit, slot, split; interspace, pore; abyss, aperture, cavity, chasm, gape, orifice; fracture, rupture, severance, sundering

Near Antonyms: continuum, run, stretch; procession, progression

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