1) Alternation 2) Anacoluthon 3) Break 4) Broken thread 5) Caesura 6) Crack 7) Disjunction 8) Dropping fire 9) Episode 10) Fault 11) Flaw 12) Fracture 13) Intermission 14) Interruption 15) Lack of continuity 16) Parenthesis 17) Patchwork 18) Rhapsody 19) Separation 20) Solution of continuity
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1) Disjunction 2) Gap 3) Hiatus 4) Non sequitur
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[Postmodernism] For Michel Foucault (1926-84), discontinuity and continuity reflect the flow of history and the fact that some `things are no longer perceived, described, expressed, characterised, classified, and known in the same way` from one era to the next. (1994). == Explanation == In developing the theory of archaeology of knowledge, ...
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[geotechnical engineering] A discontinuity in geotechnical engineering (in geotechnical literature often denoted by joint) is a plane or surface that marks a change in physical or chemical characteristics in a soil or rock mass. A discontinuity can be, for example, a bedding, schistosity, foliation, joint, cleavage, fracture, fissure, crack...
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[linguistics] In linguistics, a discontinuity occurs when a given word or phrase is separated from another word or phrase that it modifies in such a manner that a direct connection cannot be established between the two without incurring crossing lines in the tree structure. The terminology that is employed to denote discontinuities varies d...
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• (n.) Want of continuity or cohesion; disunion of parts.
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An interruption of the typical structure of the weldment such as a lack homogeneity in the mechanical or metallurgical or physical characteristics of the material or weldment. A discontinuity is not necessarily a defect.
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A break or interruption in the normal structure of an object.
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Also called a jump, a point at which a function is not continuous.
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Any interruption in the normal physical structure or configuration of a part, such as cracks, laps, seams, inclusions, or porosity. A discontinuity may or may not affect the usefulness of the part
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A surface separating rock layers of differing properties or compositions. (See seismic discontinuity
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(Learning Modules / Mathematics / Beam calculations) When a smooth curve has a sudden change in its slope or direction.
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Dis·con`ti·nu'i·ty noun Want of continuity or cohesion; disunion of parts. '
Discontinuity of surface.'
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A sudden or rapid change in physical properties of rocks within the earth. Discontinuities are recognized by seismic data. See also Mohorovicic discontinuity.
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[
n] - lack of connection of continuity
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A break in sequence or continuity of anything.
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noun lack of connection or continuity
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lack of continuity; irregularity: The plot of the book was marred by discontinuity. · a break or gap: The surface of the moon is characterized by major discontinuities. · a point at which a function is not continuous. · a zone deep within the earth where the velocity of earthquake waves changes radically.
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