What is the meaning of discontinuous?

adjective

  • Of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities.
  • Not continuing without interruption in time or space.
    • usage: "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling"
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APAWordNet. (2010). discontinuous. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/discontinuous/definitions/1172543
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "discontinuous" http://smartdefine.org/discontinuous/definitions/1172543 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, discontinuous, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/discontinuous/definitions/1172543>.
MLAWordNet. "discontinuous" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/discontinuous/definitions/1172543>
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