Meaning of discontinuous in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs/

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  1. Qualitative Adjective

    discontinuous

    Etymology

    mid 17th century (in the sense ‘producing discontinuity’): from medieval Latin discontinuus, from dis-‘not’ + continuus (see continuous)

    Definitions

    1. of a function or curve

    Examples

    • « possessing one or more discontinuities »

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  2. 2. not continuing without interruption in time or space

    Examples

    • « 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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