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单词 discontinuity
释义 dis·continuity
\də̇s, |dis+\ noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin discontinuitas, from discontinuus + Latin -itas -ity
1. : lack of continuity or cohesion : disunion of parts
 < from chapter to chapter … there is a sense of discontinuity, of failure on the author's part to “follow through” — Carlos Lynes >
2. : a break in continuity : gap
 < microscopic discontinuities in the foil — N.A.Cooke >
 < conceived of the organic species as a hierarchy of creatures with comparatively large discontinuities between their ranks — S.F.Mason >
3. mathematics : a point or value of the argument at which a function is not continuous
4. : the boundary between two layers within the earth which display different physical properties made known by analysis of earthquake records
5. : a rapid change in meteorological elements in a short distance or a short time
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