discontinuity

noun

/ˌdɪsˌkɒntɪˈnjuːəti/

/ˌdɪsˌkɑːntɪˈnuːəti/

(plural discontinuities)

(formal)

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[uncountable] the state of not being continuous
- discontinuity in the children’s education
[countable] a break or change in a continuous process
- Changes in government led to discontinuities in policy.

opposite continuity

Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin discontinuitas, from discontinuus, from dis- ‘not’ + continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’.

单词	discontinuity
释义	discontinuity noun /ˌdɪsˌkɒntɪˈnjuːəti/ /ˌdɪsˌkɑːntɪˈnuːəti/ (plural discontinuities) (formal) jump to other results [uncountable] the state of not being continuous discontinuity in the children’s education [countable] a break or change in a continuous process Changes in government led to discontinuities in policy. opposite continuity Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin discontinuitas, from discontinuus, from dis- ‘not’ + continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’.
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