discontinuous (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *discontinuous*:
ADJECTIVE	all	discontinuous	of a function or curve
all	discontinuous, noncontinuous	not continuing without interruption / interruption in time or space

English > *discontinuous*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities.
Category	mathematics, math, maths	A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
Opposite	continuous	Of a function or curve
Spanish	discontinuo
Nouns	discontinuity	lack of connection or continuity

English > *discontinuous*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	not continuing without interruption / 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"
Synonym	noncontinuous
Narrower	disjunct	Used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations
Narrower	disrupted	marked by breaks or gaps / gaps
See also	broken	not continuous in space, time, or sequence / sequence or varying abruptly
See also	sporadic	recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
Opposite	continuous, uninterrupted	Continuing in time or space without interruption
Spanish	discontinuo
Nouns	discontinuity	lack of connection or continuity

HyperDic: discontinuous