"discontinuity" meaning in English

See discontinuity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌdɪs.kɒn.tɪˈnjuːɪ.ti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌdɪs.kɑn.tɪˈnuːɪ.ti/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-discontinuity.wav Forms: discontinuities [plural]
Rhymes: -uːɪti Etymology: From Late Latin discontinuitās, from discontinuus, equivalent to dis- + continuity. Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|discontinuitās}} Late Latin discontinuitās, {{pre|en|dis|continuity}} dis- + continuity Head templates: {{en-noun}} discontinuity (plural discontinuities)
  1. A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap. Translations (lack of continuity): прекъснатост (prekǎsnatost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), discontinuïtat [feminine] (Catalan), 不連續 (Chinese Mandarin), 不连续 (bùliánxù) (Chinese Mandarin), discontinuïteit [feminine] (Dutch), epäjatkuvuus (Finnish), წყვეტა (c̣q̇veṭa) (Georgian), წყვეტილობა (c̣q̇veṭiloba) (Georgian), Diskontinuität [feminine] (German), ασυνέχεια (asynécheia) [feminine] (Greek), διακοπή (diakopí) [feminine] (Greek), अनिरंतरता (anirantartā) [feminine] (Hindi), diskontinuitas (Indonesian), diskontinuitet [common-gender] (Swedish), dikatuluyan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-discontinuity-en-noun-zC8RZSD7 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with dis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 36 28 36 Disambiguation of 'lack of continuity': 96 2 2
  2. (mathematics) A point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or discontinuous. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (point in the range of a function): точка на прекъсване (točka na prekǎsvane) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 不連續點 (Chinese Mandarin), 不连续点 (bùliánxùdiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 間斷點 (Chinese Mandarin), 间断点 (jiànduàndiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), epäjatkuvuus (Finnish), epäjatkuvuuskohta (Finnish), ασυνέχεια (asynécheia) [feminine] (Greek), diskontinuitas (Indonesian), ketakselanjaran (Malay), diskontinuitet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-discontinuity-en-noun-r1Ji2Wpj Categories (other): English terms prefixed with dis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 36 28 36 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'point in the range of a function': 0 100 0
  3. (geology) a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change Categories (topical): Geology Translations (subterranean interface): 不連續面 (Chinese Mandarin), 不连续面 (bùliánxùmiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), discontinuïteit [feminine] (Dutch), epäjatkuvuus (Finnish), χάσμα (chásma) [neuter] (Greek), diskontinuitas (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-discontinuity-en-noun-vLhIpfGF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 22 69 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 36 28 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 18 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 16 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 16 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 15 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 16 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 17 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 24 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 26 17 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 16 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 16 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 12 19 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 16 16 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 15 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 16 16 68 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'subterranean interface': 4 6 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: discontinuity, noncontinuity, unevenness Hyponyms: anacoluthon Meronyms: break, crack, cut, fault, flaw, fracture, gap, hiatus, interruption, interval Derived forms: discontinuity systematics, Gutenberg discontinuity, Moho discontinuity, Mohorovičić discontinuity, Mohorovicic discontinuity Related terms: discontinuous

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "prekǎsnatost",
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      "sense": "lack of continuity",
      "word": "წყვეტილობა"
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      "word": "diskontinuitas"
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      "word": "dikatuluyan"
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      "sense": "point in the range of a function",
      "word": "不連續點"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "point in the range of a function",
      "word": "間斷點"
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      "roman": "jiànduàndiǎn",
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "chásma",
      "sense": "subterranean interface",
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}

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