discontiguityn.

Brit.

/ˌdɪskɒntᵻˈɡjuːᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌdɪsˌkɑntəˈɡjuədi/, Scottish English

/ˌdɪskɔntᵻˈɡjuᵻtɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, contiguity n.

Etymology: < dis- prefix + contiguity n. Compare post-classical Latin discontiguitas (1608 in a British source). Compare earlier discontigue adj.

Originally Scottish.

The state or fact of being discontiguous in space; lack of contiguity between parts, or with other parts; separateness, disconnectedness. Occasionally also: discontinuity in time.In early Scottish use with reference to land, chiefly in legal contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > [noun]

solution of continuity1543

discontinuity1570

discontinuation1605

discontiguity1632

discreteness1835

discontinuousness1837

brokenness1842

discretion1848

incontinuity1865

1632 in A. Gibson Decisions Lords of Council (1690) 626 The discontiguity could not..make the rigg cease to be a pertinent of the said two acres..albeit it might thereby appear not to be a part thereof.

1676 H. More Remarks 2 Disc. 60 A Discontinuity or Discontiguity of matter.

1737 Answers for J. Menzies to Petition Earl of Breadalbane 17 There is no Discontiguity in the Case; the Winter Towns ly adjacent to one another Eastward in the Glen.

1796 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVII. 546 In this parish are likewise two Society schools; but, owing to the discontiguity of its several districts, two other schools at least..are necessary.

1842 Rep. Supreme Courts Scotl. 14 274/2 I would have thought it sufficient to join the lands to the parish of Ayton, notwithstanding their discontiguity.

1892 F. L. Schauermann Theory & Anal. Ornament ii. 49 We must..form a correct idea of continuity and discontinuity, of contiguity and discontiguity.

1925 Notes Royal Bot. Garden Edinb. 15 303 By this character of contiguity or discontiguity of scales we can at once diagnose groups of species.

1959 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geogr. 49 249/2 Discontiguity was used as an argument against statehood for Alaska and Hawaii.

1989 M. S. Humphreys et al. in S. Lewandowski et al. Implicit Memory ix. 149 Rawlins..suggested that the discontiguity between to-be-associated events underlay the deficits in lesioned animals.

2002 H. Eichenbaum Cognitive Neurosci. Memory 10 Discontiguity between cells would provide a mechanism for why there was a time lag in reflexes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discontiguity
释义	discontiguityn. Brit. /ˌdɪskɒntᵻˈɡjuːᵻti/, U.S. /ˌdɪsˌkɑntəˈɡjuədi/, Scottish English /ˌdɪskɔntᵻˈɡjuᵻtɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, contiguity n. Etymology: < dis- prefix + contiguity n. Compare post-classical Latin discontiguitas (1608 in a British source). Compare earlier discontigue adj. Originally Scottish. The state or fact of being discontiguous in space; lack of contiguity between parts, or with other parts; separateness, disconnectedness. Occasionally also: discontinuity in time.In early Scottish use with reference to land, chiefly in legal contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > [noun] solution of continuity1543 discontinuity1570 discontinuation1605 discontiguity1632 discreteness1835 discontinuousness1837 brokenness1842 discretion1848 incontinuity1865 1632 in A. Gibson Decisions Lords of Council (1690) 626 The discontiguity could not..make the rigg cease to be a pertinent of the said two acres..albeit it might thereby appear not to be a part thereof. 1676 H. More Remarks 2 Disc. 60 A Discontinuity or Discontiguity of matter. 1737 Answers for J. Menzies to Petition Earl of Breadalbane 17 There is no Discontiguity in the Case; the Winter Towns ly adjacent to one another Eastward in the Glen. 1796 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XVII. 546 In this parish are likewise two Society schools; but, owing to the discontiguity of its several districts, two other schools at least..are necessary. 1842 Rep. Supreme Courts Scotl. 14 274/2 I would have thought it sufficient to join the lands to the parish of Ayton, notwithstanding their discontiguity. 1892 F. L. Schauermann Theory & Anal. Ornament ii. 49 We must..form a correct idea of continuity and discontinuity, of contiguity and discontiguity. 1925 Notes Royal Bot. Garden Edinb. 15 303 By this character of contiguity or discontiguity of scales we can at once diagnose groups of species. 1959 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geogr. 49 249/2 Discontiguity was used as an argument against statehood for Alaska and Hawaii. 1989 M. S. Humphreys et al. in S. Lewandowski et al. Implicit Memory ix. 149 Rawlins..suggested that the discontiguity between to-be-associated events underlay the deficits in lesioned animals. 2002 H. Eichenbaum Cognitive Neurosci. Memory 10 Discontiguity between cells would provide a mechanism for why there was a time lag in reflexes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1632
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