"semicontinuous" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From semi- + continuous.",
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        {
          "word": "lower semicontinuous"
        },
        {
          "word": "semicontinuously"
        },
        {
          "word": "upper semicontinuous"
        }
      ],
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        "(of a function) That it is continuous almost everywhere, except at certain points at which it is either upper semi-continuous or lower semi-continuous."
      ],
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          "continuous",
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        ],
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          "almost everywhere",
          "almost everywhere"
        ],
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          "upper semi-continuous",
          "upper semi-continuous"
        ],
        [
          "lower semi-continuous",
          "lower semi-continuous"
        ]
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        "(mathematics) (of a function) That it is continuous almost everywhere, except at certain points at which it is either upper semi-continuous or lower semi-continuous."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "semicontinuity"
        },
        {
          "word": "hemicontinuous"
        }
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        {
          "word": "semi-continuous"
        }
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        "not-comparable"
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      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
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  "word": "semicontinuous"
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    {
      "word": "lower semicontinuous"
    },
    {
      "word": "semicontinuously"
    },
    {
      "word": "upper semicontinuous"
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  "etymology_text": "From semi- + continuous.",
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        "(of a function) That it is continuous almost everywhere, except at certain points at which it is either upper semi-continuous or lower semi-continuous."
      ],
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          "mathematics",
          "mathematics"
        ],
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          "continuous",
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        ],
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          "almost everywhere",
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        ],
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          "upper semi-continuous",
          "upper semi-continuous"
        ],
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          "lower semi-continuous",
          "lower semi-continuous"
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        "(mathematics) (of a function) That it is continuous almost everywhere, except at certain points at which it is either upper semi-continuous or lower semi-continuous."
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    {
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  "word": "semicontinuous"
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