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 | ||