Look up: Discontinuous

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   discontinuous
   [adj] - (mathematics) of a function or curve 2. [adj] - not continuing without interruption in time or space
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   discontinuous
   chip in the form of small fragments.Occurs mainly when machining brittle materials Category: Mechanical engineering • a chip which is predominantly formed in separated chip segments without significant deformation in the shear zone Category: Mechanical engineering • a furnace in which loading and unloading are carried out in a discontinuous manner Category: Iron and stee...
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   Discontinuous
   Definition (keystage 3) Not continuous. A function is said to be discontinuous at a point, if its value changes suddenly there; it is a point where the graph of the function would have a gap in it.
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   Discontinuous
   Dis`con·tin'u·ous adjective 1. Not continuous; interrupted; broken off. « A path that is zigzag, discontinuous , and intersected at every turn by human negligence.» De Quincey. 2. Exhibiting a dissolution of continuity; gaping. ' Discontinuous wound.' Milton. Discontinuous function (Math.) , a function which for certain ...
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   discontinuous
   1. Not continuous; interrupted; broken off. 'A path that is zigzag, discontinuous, and intersected at every turn by human negligence.' (De Quincey) ... 2. Exhibiting a dissolution of continuity; gaping. 'Discontinuous wound. ... <mathematics>' Discontinuous function, a function which for certain values or between certain values of the variable ...
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   discontinuous
   adjective not continuing without interruption in time or space; `discontinuous applause`; `the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas`; `he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling`
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   discontinuous
   (dis″kәn-tin´u-әs) interrupted; intermittent; marked by breaks. discrete; separate. lacking logical order or coherence.
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   Discontinuous
   • (a.) Not continuous; interrupted; broken off. • (a.) Exhibiting a dissolution of continuity; gaping.
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