Definition of Discontinuous

1. Adjective. Of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities.

Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Antonyms: Continuous
Derivative terms: Discontinuity

2. Adjective. Not continuing without interruption in time or space. "He received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling"
Exact synonyms: Noncontinuous
Also: Broken, Sporadic
Similar to: Disrupted, Disjunct
Antonyms: Continuous
Derivative terms: Discontinuity

Definition of Discontinuous

1. a. Not continuous; interrupted; broken off.

Definition of Discontinuous

1. Adjective. having breaks or interruptions; intermittent ¹

2. Adjective. (mathematics) having at least one discontinuity ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Discontinuous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Discontinuous

1. 1. Not continuous; interrupted; broken off. "A path that is zigzag, discontinuous, and intersected at every turn by human negligence." (De Quincey) 2. Exhibiting a dissolution of continuity; gaping. "Discontinuous wound. " Discontinuous function, a function which for certain values or between certain values of the variable does not vary continuously as the variable increases. The discontinuity may, for example, consist of an abrupt change in the value of the function, or an abrupt change in its law of variation, or the function may become imaginary. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Discontinuous

discontinuances
discontinuation
discontinuation test
discontinuations
discontinue
discontinued
discontinuee
discontinuees
discontinuer
discontinuers
discontinues
discontinuing
discontinuities
discontinuity
discontinuity in the flow
discontinuous (current term)
discontinuous culture
discontinuous phase
discontinuous sterilization
discontinuously
discontinuousness
disconvenience
disconvenient
discopathy
discophile
discophiles
discophilia
discophora
discophore
discophores

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