discontinuity

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English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪsˌkɒntɪnˈjuɪti/

Noun

discontinuity (usually uncountable; plural discontinuities)

1. a lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap
2. (geology) a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change
3. (mathematics) a point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or not continuous

Derived terms

• Gutenberg discontinuity
• Mohorovičić discontinuity
• discontinuous

Translations

lack of continuity

• Bulgarian: прекъснатост (bg) (prekǎsnatost) f
• Dutch: discontinuïteit (nl) f

• German: Diskontinuität (de) f
• Swedish: diskontinuitet (sv) c

subterranean interface

• Dutch: discontinuïteit (nl) f

point in the range of a function

• Bulgarian: точка на прекъсване (bg) (točka na prekǎsvane)
• Finnish: epäjatkuvuuskohta (fi)

• Swedish: diskontinuitet (sv) c