Definition of discontinuity
1 : lack of continuity or cohesion
2 : gap 5
3a : the property of being not mathematically continuous a point of discontinuityb : an instance of being not mathematically continuous; especially : a value of an independent variable at which a function is not continuous
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Examples of discontinuity in a Sentence
There is a sense of discontinuity between the book's chapters.
microscopic discontinuities in the connecting wires
Recent Examples of discontinuity from the Web
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The author elects to tell the story in first person present tense, a choice that adds a choppy, staccato feel to things and also underlines some of the narrative discontinuities that creep into the text along the way.
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The symbiotic relationship between these technology sectors leads to a major economic discontinuity right around 1995, generally attributed to the explosive growth of the Internet.
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First Known Use of discontinuity
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DISCONTINUITY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of discontinuity for English Language Learners
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: the quality or state of not being continuous : lack of continuity
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: a change or break in a process
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