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 coherence2: having one or more mathematical discontinuities —used of a variable or a function

— dis·con·tin·u·ous·ly adverb