discontinuous

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old French des-bor.

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Latin dis-bor.

Middle English dis-

English dis-

English continuous

English discontinuous

From dis- + continuous.

Adjective

discontinuous (not comparable)

1. having breaks or interruptions; intermittent

   Synonyms: patchy, spasmodic; see also Thesaurus:discontinuous

   Antonym: continuous

   • 2020 December 16, “Northern rail leaders discuss phase-out of diesel”, in RAIL, page 12:

     The high capital costs of electrification are cited, with a suggestion that in challenging locations discontinuous electrification could be considered.

2. (mathematics) having at least one discontinuity

   Antonym: continuous

Derived terms

• discontinuously
• discontinuousness

Related terms

• discontinuity

Translations

intermittent

• Arabic: مُتَقَطِّع (mutaqaṭṭiʕ)
• Danish: usammenhængende, afbrudt, diskontinuerlig
• Greek: διαλείπων (el) m (dialeípon), διακεκομμένος (el) m (diakekomménos)
• Irish: neamhleanúnach, bearnach, briste
• Manx: neulhiantagh, barnagh, brisht
• Māori: tāmutumutu
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: diskontinuerlig

• Spanish: discontinuo (es), descontinuo

in mathematics

• Bulgarian: прекъснат (bg) (prekăsnat)
• Czech: nespojitý
• Danish: diskontinuert
• Estonian: katkev
• Finnish: epäjatkuva
• German: unstetig
• Greek: ασυνεχής (el) m or f (asynechís)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: diskontinuerlig

• Spanish: discontinuo (es)
• Swedish: diskontinuerlig (sv)
• Tagalog: dituluyan