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- Dictionarydiscontinuous/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjʊəs/
adjective
- 1. having intervals or gaps: "a person with a discontinuous employment record"
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The meaning of DISCONTINUOUS is not continuous. How to use discontinuous in a sentence.
adjective. formal uk / ˌdɪs.kənˈtɪn.ju.əs / us / ˌdɪs.kənˈtɪn.ju.əs / Add to word list. with breaks, or stopping and starting again: a discontinuous process. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cancelling and interrupting. adjourn to somewhere. arrest. break the cycle. broke. diversion. halt. in midstream idiom.
Discontinuous definition: not continuous; broken; interrupted; intermittent. See examples of DISCONTINUOUS used in a sentence.
1. characterized by interruptions or breaks; intermittent. 2. mathematics. (of a function or curve) changing suddenly in value for one or more values of the variable or at one or more points. Compare continuous (sense 3)
Definition of discontinuous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. formal us / ˌdɪs.kənˈtɪn.ju.əs / uk / ˌdɪs.kənˈtɪn.ju.əs / Add to word list. with breaks, or stopping and starting again: a discontinuous process. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Caceling and interrupting. adjourn to somewhere. arrest. break the cycle. broke. diversion. halt. in midstream idiom.
adj. 1. a. Marked by breaks or interruptions; intermittent: discontinuous applause. b. Consisting of distinct or unconnected elements, such as the physical features of a landscape. c. Being without sequential order or coherent form. 2. Mathematics Possessing one or more discontinuities, as a function. dis′con·tin′u·ous·ly adv.
adjective. not continuing without interruption in time or space. “ discontinuous applause”. “the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas”. “he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling”. synonyms: noncontinuous. broken.
the fact that something changes or stops rather than continuing in the same way; a change or stop that means something does not continue in the same way: We were rotating journalists in and out of the area, which creates discontinuity in reporting.
Relating to a function that contains one or more points where the function is either discontinuous or undefined.
