Main Entry: dis·con·tin·u·ous

Pronunciation: \ˌdis-kən-ˈtin-yə-wəs, -yü-əs\

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