discontinuity

Noun

Meaning

Want of continuity or cohesion; disunion of parts.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

space discontinuance opening break stop stay separation disorder delay confusion gap interval deficit breakdown displacement
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Antonyms

continuity nexus world action connection resolution
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Hypernyms

separation

Phrases with the word

circuit discontinuity

Examples

Numbers are the product of counting. Quantities are the product of measurement. This means that numbers can conceivably be accurate because there is a discontinuity between each integer and the next. Gregory Bateson

The sound is the key; audiences will accept visual discontinuity much more easily than they'll accept jumps in the sound. If the track makes sense, you can do almost anything visually. Paul Hirsch

The artists of our culture, 'the antennae of the race,' had tuned in to the new ground and begun exploring discontinuity and simultaneity. Marshall McLuhan

The fundamental materials from which we construct our picture of the universe may appear in different shapes, but there is really very little discontinuity between what seem at first sight very different views. J. R. Partington

Fluidity and discontinuity are central to the reality in which we live. Mary Catherine Bateson

Any such jump or point discontinuity will have no tangent line. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

discontinued discontinuee discontinuer discontinuity systematics discontinuor discontinuous