dis·con·tin·u·ous 
(dĭs′kən-tĭny-əs)
(dĭs′kən-tĭny-əs)adj.
1.
a. Marked by breaks or interruptions; intermittent: discontinuous applause.
b. Consisting of distinct or unconnected elements, such as the physical features of a landscape.
c. Being without sequential order or coherent form.
2. Mathematics Possessing one or more discontinuities, as a function.
dis′con·tinu·ous·ly adv.
dis′con·tinu·ous·ness n.