Discontinuity

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  • noun. Lack of continuity, logical sequence, or cohesion.
  • noun. A break or gap.
  • noun. A surface at which seismic wave velocities change.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A point at which a function is defined but is not continuous.
  • noun. A point at which a function is undefined.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The fact or quality of being discontinuous; want of continuity or uninterrupted connection; disunion of parts; want of cohesion. See continuity.
  • noun. 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Want of continuity or cohesion; disunion of parts.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap
  • noun. a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change
  • noun. a point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or not continuous
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. lack of connection or continuity
  • Word Usage
    "In point of fact, this may be all Don Gagliardi intends to suggest, and certainly one can agree that the attitude of rupture and discontinuity is a problem as well."
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