discontinuity

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[edit] English

[edit] 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

[edit] Derived terms

• Gutenberg discontinuity
• Mohorovičić discontinuity
• discontinuous

[edit] Translations