discontinuity
9
7.8
- noun
- /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnʊti/
:
discontinuidad
- I've shown you that the discontinuity in the heat capacity is maintained.
- continuity and discontinuity
- cultural discontinuities
- doctrinal discontinuity
Overall, you have a discontinuity, so there is no limit in that case.
- Overall, you have a discontinuity, so there is no limit in that case.
- I've shown you that the discontinuity in the heat capacity is maintained.
- So that's why this is called a a jump discontinuity.
- As a historian, Foucault is particularly attuned to continuities and discontinuities.
- The difference between liquid and vapor is a sudden discontinuity in the density, liquid being denser than vapor.
- Instead of having Vaclav smiles massively fatal discontinuity of life, we can ensure the continuity of life.
Examples
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More reports alerted me to discontinuities between different styles of playing the game called War.
Fiction book (2000) -
So there was this, this discontinuity in the training where they would be teaching us something that they themselves only recently learned.
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Now a period of discontinuity is for those with courage and vision, a period of opportunity.
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In addition, political boundaries create an artificial discontinuity of both social and economic activities.
Academic text (1991) -
Even in peatland ecosystems, root channels can create discontinuities in the soil profile.
Academic text (2011) -
The salient concept in this review is that of cultural discontinuities as found in culturally diverse classrooms.
Academic text (1990) -
The architect noted a clear discontinuity in the design plans, which affected the overall flow of the building.
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There was a significant discontinuity in the weather patterns that confused local farmers during the planting season.
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The teacher explained how the discontinuity in the curriculum made it difficult for students to build on their previous knowledge.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A short rest from work or activity
99
3.0
A short time when something stops or is delayed
34
6.3
A pause in an activity or series that is usually temporary
9
4.2
Being separate from people, things, or contact, for example losing internet
1
9.9
A short stop in an activity that breaks its flow
A break in flat rock layers where some layers are missing, showing past erosion
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A boundary between the Earth's crust and the layer below where earthquake waves change speed
How Continuous
95
6.8
9
7.8
89
2.6
1
5.5
99
3.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
discontinuity = continuity (transparent) = dis + continu + ity
From 'continuity', the prefix 'dis-' straightforwardly gives the sense of a lack or break in continuity.
Etymology
Discontinuity starts with dis- meaning 'not' and the familiar word continue, which means 'to keep going'. So a discontinuity is a 'not keeping going', a break or gap where something stops or is not connected.