discontinuity

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin discontinuitās, from discontinuus, equivalent to dis- +‎ continuity. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdɪs.kɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ɪ.ti/ (General American, Atlantic Canada) IPA(key): /ˌdɪs.kɑn.tɪˈnu.ɪ.ti/, [ˌdɪs.kɑn.tɪˈnu.ɪ.ɾi] (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˌdɪs.kɒn.tɪˈnu.ɪ.ti/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌdɪs.kɔn.tɪˈnjʉː.ɪ.ti/ Rhymes: -uːɪti Hyphenation: dis‧con‧ti‧nu‧i‧ty === Noun === discontinuity (plural discontinuities) A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap. [from 16th c.] (mathematics) A point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or discontinuous. [from 19th c.] (geology) a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== discontinuous ==== Translations ====