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Meaning of
discontinuity
in English
discontinuity
us
/dɪsənˈtɪn(j)u.ɪ.ti/
uk
/dɪsənˈtɪn(j)u.ɪ.ti/
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Plural
discontinuities
Definitions
Noun
a
break
or
gap
in
continuity
;
irregularity
The
data
showed
a
discontinuity
in
the
otherwise
smooth
curve
.
a
point
where
a
function
is
undefined
(
in
mathematics
)
In
mathematics
,
a
discontinuity
occurs
where
a
function
is
not
defined
.
a
subterranean
interface
(
in
geology
)
with
changing
seismic
velocities
The
geologist
identified
a
discontinuity
in
the
seismic
velocities
of
the
rock
layers
.