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a) having breaks or interruptions; intermittentb) having at least one discontinuitySee Also: discontinuity
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Discontinuous — Dis con*tin u*ous, a. 1. Not continuous; interrupted; broken off. [1913 Webster] A path that is zigzag, discontinuous, and intersected at every turn by human negligence. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. Exhibiting a dissolution of continuity; gaping … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discontinuous — index broken (interrupted), desultory, disconnected, discrete, disordered, disorderly, infrequent … Law dictionary
discontinuous — [adj] broken; intermittent alternate, desultory, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, fitful, gaping, inchoate, incoherent, incohesive, interrupted, irregular, muddled, spasmodic, unconnected, unorganized; concept 482 Ant. connected, contiguous … New thesaurus
discontinuous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having intervals or gaps; not continuous. DERIVATIVES discontinuity noun … English terms dictionary
discontinuous — [dis΄kən tin′yo͞o əs] adj. not continuous; broken up by interruptions or gaps; intermittent discontinuously adv … English World dictionary
discontinuous — adjective Date: 1718 1. a. (1) not continuous < a discontinuous series of events > (2) not continued ; discrete < discontinuous features of terrain > b. lacking … New Collegiate Dictionary
discontinuous — discontinuously, adv. discontinuousness, n. /dis keuhn tin yooh euhs/, adj. 1. not continuous; broken; interrupted; intermittent: a discontinuous chain of mountains; a discontinuous argument. 2. Math. (of a function at a point) not continuous at… … Universalium
discontinuous — [[t]dɪ̱skəntɪ̱njuəs[/t]] ADJ A process that is discontinuous happens in stages with intervals between them, rather than continuously. Syn: intermittent … English dictionary
discontinuous — adjective not continuous: Women are particularly affected because of their discontinuous employment patterns. discontinuously adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Discontinuous Deformation Analysis — (DDA) is a type of discrete element method originally proposed by Shi in 1988. DDA is somewhat similar to the finite element method for solving stress displacement problems, but accounts for the interaction of independent particles (blocks) along … Wikipedia
Discontinuous Galerkin method — Discontinuous Galerkin methods (DG methods) in mathematics form a class of numerical methods for solving partial differential equations. They combine features of the finite element and the finite volume framework and have been successfully… … Wikipedia
