discontinuity

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.1.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

discontinuity

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

[edit] Derived terms

• Gutenberg Discontinuity
• Mohorovičić discontinuity
• discontinuous

[edit] Translations

lack of continuity

• German: Diskontinuität f.
• Swedish: diskontinuitet c.

subterranean interface

point in the range of a function

• Swedish: diskontinuitet c.