discontinuity

noun dis·con·ti·nu·ity \(ˌ)dis-ˌkän-tə-ˈnü-ə-tē, -ˈnyü-\

: the quality or state of not being continuous : lack of continuity

: a change or break in a process

Full Definition of DISCONTINUITY

: lack of continuity or cohesion

: gap 5

a : the property of being not mathematically continuous <a point of discontinuity>

b : an instance of being not mathematically continuous; especially : a value of an independent variable at which a function is not continuous

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1570

Synonyms: breach, break, gap, gulf, hiatus, hole, interstice, interval, opening, rent, rift, separation, void

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