See Also: discontinuity(dictionary)
discontinuity(dictionary)
zones of discontinuity(medicine)

discontinuity (iou)



discontinuity noun. L16.
[medieval Latin discontinuitas, formed as DISCONTINUOUS: see -ITY.]
The quality or state of being discontinuous; lack of continuity; interrupted condition. L16.
A break in continuity; an abrupt change in value; Math. a point at which a function is discontinuous or undefined. L18.
discontinuity layer a layer of seawater etc. in which the temperature changes rapidly with depth.