Definition of discontinuous Discontinuous
dis•con•tin•u•ous
We found 7 definitions of discontinuous from 4 different sources.
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What does discontinuous mean?
WordNet
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| discontinuous - 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" | ||
| noncontinuous | ||
| continuous, uninterrupted continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks" | ||
| sporadic recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" | ||
| broken physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken" | ||
| disrupted marked by breaks or gaps; "many routes are unsafe or disrupted" | ||
| discontinuous - of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities | ||
| math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement | ||
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Wiktionary 
- discontinuous (Adjective)
Having breaks or interruptions; intermittent. - discontinuous (Adjective)
Having at least one discontinuity.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- discontinuous (a.)
Not continuous; interrupted; broken off. - discontinuous (a.)
Exhibiting a dissolution of continuity; gaping.
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discontinuous
(Of a function or curve) possessing one or more discontinuities.
