Meaning of DISCONTINUITY
| Pronunciation: | | `diskân'tnooitee
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| | Definition: | | [n] lack of connection of continuity |
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| | Antonyms: | | continuity | | |
| | See Also: | | separation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis*con`ti*nu"i*ty\, n.
Want of continuity or cohesion; disunion of parts.
``Discontinuity of surface.'' --Boyle.
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