Main Entry: dis·con·ti·nu·ity

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

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