Discontinuity

Definitions

1. A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap.
2. A point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or discontinuous.
3. a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change

Equivalents

11 more languages

العربيةالتّوقّف

Ελληνικάασυνέχειαδιακοπήχάσμα

Suomiepäjatkuvuusepäjatkuvuuskohta

हिन्दीअनिरंतरताविच्छेद

Bahasa Indonesiadiskontinuitas

日本語断絶

ქართულიწყვეტა

Latinainterruptio

Nederlandsdiscontinuïteit

Polskinieciągłość

Svenskadiskontinuitet

Examples

“structural discontinuity”

“sharp discontinuity”

“detect⟳ a discontinuity”

“The data shows a clear discontinuity in temperature around 1990.”

“Geologists noted a discontinuity between the two rock layers.”

“Shock⟳ waves are sudden discontinuities propagated in compressible media – usually air.”

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