discontinuity

Meaning

1. A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap.
2. A point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or discontinuous.
3. a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change

Synonyms

interruption

gap

irregularity

breach

discreteness

discontinuance

alleviation

blank

break

cessation

change

check

chink

disconnection

discontinuation

fissure

fitfulness

fracture

halt

hiatus

intermittence

interpellation

interrupt

isolation

jump

lapse

moratorium

mutate

mutation

pulsation

punctuation

saltation

standstill

suppression

suspension

crack

velocity jump

uncontinuity

stop

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scracth

abatement

abort

accident

adjournment

allaying

Translations

discontinuità

discontinuité

interruzione

ασυνέχεια

Diskontinuität

discontinuïteit

fasıla

discontinuidad

inkıta

Unterbrechung

discontinuïtat

Unstetigkeit

devamsızlık

falha

süreksizlik

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdɪs.kɒn.tɪˈnjuːɪ.ti/

Etymology

From Late Latin discontinuitās, from discontinuus, equivalent to dis- + continuity.