discontinuous has definitions from the field of mathematics
1
[ adjective ] (mathematics) of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities

Related terms

continuous mathematics

2
[ adjective ] not continuing without interruption in time or space

Synonyms

noncontinuous

Examples

"discontinuous applause" "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas" "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling"

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