the point or the value of the variable at which a curve or function becomes discontinuous
4. geology
a.
a zone within the earth where a sudden change in physical properties, such as the velocity of earthquake waves, occurs. Such a zone marks the boundary between the different layers of the earth, as between the core and mantle
See also Mohorovičić discontinuity
b.
a surface separating rocks that are not continuous with each other
Examples of 'discontinuities' in a sentence
discontinuities
She could always entertain what they call ` discontinuities '.
Hilary Mantel LEARNING TO TALK: SHORT STORIES (2003)
You are looking for discontinuities in information.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Indeed, the continuities in its language are as apparent as the discontinuities.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The independent review concludes that while some individual officers performed poorly, the system itself 'built in fundamental discontinuities'.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
And, at such moments, there is no more dazzling expression of the discontinuities of modern life.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But it is only sharp discontinuities in economic conditions that we want to know about in advance.