English adjective: discontinuous | |||
1. | discontinuous of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities | ||
Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
Antonyms | continuous | ||
2. | discontinuous not continuing without interruption in time or space | ||
Samples | Discontinuous applause. The landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas. He received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling. | ||
Synonyms | noncontinuous | ||
Similar | disjunct, disrupted | ||
See also | broken, sporadic | ||
Antonyms | continuous, uninterrupted | ||