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discontinuous

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dis⋅con⋅tin⋅u⋅ous

  [dis-kuhn-tin-yoo-uhs]
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–adjective
1. not continuous; broken; interrupted; intermittent: a discontinuous chain of mountains; a discontinuous argument.
2. Mathematics. (of a function at a point) not continuous at the point.
Origin:
1660–70; < ML discontinuus. See dis- 1 , continuous

Related forms:
dis⋅con⋅tin⋅u⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
dis⋅con⋅tin⋅u⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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dis·con·tin·u·ous   (dĭs'kən-tĭn'yōō-əs)   
adj.  

    1. Marked by breaks or interruptions; intermittent: discontinuous applause.

    2. Consisting of distinct or unconnected elements, such as the physical features of a landscape.

    3. Being without sequential order or coherent form.

  2. Mathematics Possessing one or more discontinuities, as a function.

dis'con·tin'u·ous·ly adv., dis'con·tin'u·ous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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