discontinuously
- adverb
- /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəsli/
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discontinuamente
- The data was collected discontinuously, with breaks between each phase of the research.
- jump discontinuously
OK, flips it over, and the magnetization changes discontinuously across there.
- OK, flips it over, and the magnetization changes discontinuously across there.
Examples
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OK, flips it over, and the magnetization changes discontinuously across there.
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And how do we measure whether what is changing over time is changing "continuously" or jumping "discontinuously"?
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His conclusion is that the charge must be discontinuously attached to the droplet.
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However, ecosystem traits that are discontinuously distributed among a few species will be very sensitive to species loss.
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In an academic marketplace that is changing discontinuously, mere improvement of current educational practices is not sufficient.
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In consequence, fluctuations may be monitored discontinuously, and rapid fluctuations may be lost.
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This offers a new way of understanding what lies behind the well-known quantum mechanical behavior of electrons as they jump discontinuously from one quantum state to another.
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Participants were asked, "Considering a typical 7-day period (a week), how many times on average do you perform the following kinds of exercise for more than 20 minutes continuously or discontinuously during your free time?"
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Moreover, at any stage of this process, an ensemble may suddenly unfold that is very different from the previous one, which would give the appearance in the explicate order of the electron suddenly jumping discontinuously from one state to another.
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Even when exchange rates are not discontinuously shifting between points of equilibrium, they often diverge from an identifiable point of equilibrium, such as purchasing power parity (PPP), for long periods at a time.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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In a way that stops and starts at irregular times
Antonyms
How Continuous
Surface Forms
Morphology
discontinuously = discontinuous (semi-transparent) = dis + continue + ous + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'discontinuous' with '-ly' and keeps the same meaning.
Etymology
Discontinuously is made of the small part dis- meaning 'not' and continuous meaning 'without a break', like the word continue which means 'to go on'. So, discontinuously describes something that does not go on in one long flow but happens in separate parts or at intervals.