discontinuous
pronunciation
How to pronounce discontinuous in British English: UK [ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs]
How to pronounce discontinuous in American English: US [ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs]
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- Adjective:
- of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities
- not continuing without interruption in time or space
Word Origin
Example
- 1. The boy received a very jumbled and discontinuous schooling .
- 2. The discontinuous ratio of multiple robots communication system effected by the cochannel interference is studied .
- 3. Recent work has shown conclusively that the epicuticle is discontinuous .
- 4. That is because the economic impact of oil price rises is historically discontinuous .
- 5. The discontinuous flow prevention and control technology under the conditions of dry season is an issue of extremely complicated , numerous affecting factors and high nonlinear cause-and-effect relationship .