piecewise-continuous function

piecewise-continuous function

[¦pēs‚wīz kən¦tin·yə·wəs ′fəŋk·shən] (mathematics) A function defined on a given region, which can be divided into a finite number of pieces such that the function is continuous on the interior of each piece and its value approaches a finite limit as the argument of the function in the interior approaches a boundary point of the piece.