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 variabl... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(dis″kәn-tin´u-әs) interrupted; intermittent; marked by breaks. discrete; separate. lacking logical order or coherence. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/79
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` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
not continuous; broken; interrupted; intermittent: a discontinuous chain of mountains; a discontinuous argument. · (of a function at a point) not continuous at the point. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/discontinuous