Meaning & use
discontinuous
Not continuous; having breaks, gaps, or interruptions rather than flowing steadily.
See it in a sentence
The graph showed a discontinuous line with a sudden jump at the midpoint.
Fossil evidence for the species is discontinuous, with long gaps between known specimens.
A note on using this word
In mathematics, a function is discontinuous at a point where it jumps, breaks, or is undefined rather than smoothly connecting.
Words with a similar meaning
interruptedbroken
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Words with an opposite meaning
continuousunbroken
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