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discontinuity

/dis-kon-tn-oo-i-tee, -yoo-/US // ˌdɪs kɒn tnˈu ɪ ti, -ˈyu- //UK // (dɪsˌkɒntɪˈnjuːɪtɪ) //

间断性,不连续性,不连续,间断

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural dis·con·ti·nu·i·ties.

    • : 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.
    • : Mathematics. a point at which a function is not continuous.
    • : Geology. a zone deep within the earth where the velocity of earthquake waves changes radically.

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Examples

  • A breakdown on any of them can create the kind of chaos and discontinuity just saw in the Suez.

  • Species are definitely discontinuous, and this is the only discontinuity which Nature shows us.

  • The idea of continuous evolution is here maintained in opposition to Comte's and Mill's philosophy of discontinuity.

  • In any other way, as far as I can see, there will be a discontinuity at some point on the inhabited part of the earth.

  • His main thesis is the absence of all essential difference and all absolute discontinuity between living and not-living matter.

  • But the inspection of these changes give us no right to believe that there has been any discontinuity in natural processes.