Discontinuity

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Lack of continuity, logical sequence, or cohesion.
  • n. A break or gap.
  • n. Geology A surface at which seismic wave velocities change.
  • n. Mathematics A point at which a function is defined but is not continuous.
  • n. Mathematics A point at which a function is undefined.
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  • n. a lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap
  • n. a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change
  • n. a point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or not continuous
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Want of continuity or cohesion; disunion of parts.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The fact or quality of being discontinuous; want of continuity or uninterrupted connection; disunion of parts; want of cohesion. See continuity.
  • n. In mathematics, that character of a change which consists in a passage from one point, state, or value to another without passing through a continuously infinite series of intermediate points (see infinite); that character of a function which consists in an infinitesimal change of the variables not being everywhere accompanied by an infinitesimal change (including no change) of the function itself.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. lack of connection or continuity
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    separation   
    Cross Reference
    polar discontinuity   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    annuity    gratuity    incongruity    perpetuity   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    transferability    realignment    breakthrough    profiling    truism   
     
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