Definition of discontinuous in English:

discontinuous

adjective dɪskənˈtɪnjʊəsˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs

Having intervals or gaps.
不连续的；有间断的
a person with a discontinuous employment record
一个就业记录不连贯的人。
Example sentencesExamples
- There is nothing to say that such unbounded economic growth will not come in discontinuous lumps.
- He is adept at using short and discontinuous notes to riff the rhythm and create tension.
- These methods provide discontinuous measurements because air has to be pumped for a long time in order to obtain just one sample.
- The hanging-wall zone contained 33% of the copper and was the most erratic and discontinuous zone.
- Unfortunately, subaerial erosion has made the continental sedimentary record very incomplete and discontinuous.
- People's networks are not homogeneous, they are really discontinuous and heterogeneous.
- In areas of discontinuous permafrost, localized zones of discharge known as ‘taliks’ are present where the ground is unfrozen.
- Events, as elements of the discourse, or rather the pre-discourse, are irruptive and specific, and essentially discontinuous.
- When the brambles became impassable, we would scrabble up the canyon sidewalls and work our way along slopy, discontinuous ledges.
- This description would be very difficult to accept without the experience of being submerged in discontinuous cultural complexity over a protracted period of time.
- Planning requirements mean tall residential buildings have setbacks and open areas at grade, making the streetscape discontinuous and usually unpleasant.
- But the emergent event presents itself as discontinuous, as a disruption without conditions.
- He said there were three types of strike available to them, these are industrial action short of strike action, discontinuous strike action and continuous strike action.
- Nonetheless, debate remains a series of discontinuous leaps, structured by impactful posting.
- It was at times less a guerrilla war than a conventional war waged on discontinuous fronts.
- However, the prospects for discontinuous, disruptive change appear slim.
- If the negotiations fail we will ballot for action, and it will not be for a one-day strike but for escalating to discontinuous action.
- Now, walk in a straight line along those discontinuous white lines in the middle of the road.
- Climate policy debates eventually reach the point in which the modeller is asked whether he or she has accounted for the likelihood that a change in the ecosystem will be discontinuous - in other words, a catastrophe.
- In this discontinuous and heterogeneous present, the videomaker is witness, participant, and documenter simultaneously.
Synonyms
intermittent, sporadic, broken, fitful, interrupted, on and off, disrupted, erratic, disconnected

Derivatives

discontinuously

adverb dɪskənˈtɪnjʊəsliˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəsli

We don't say there's a missing link in a cliff, because the height changes discontinuously along the ground, that's just how landscape works.
Example sentencesExamples
- Very general considerations imply that such optimal flux distributions sometimes change discontinuously as the composition of the growth medium is varied.
- Words like ‘tall’ and ‘short’ tempt us to force the world into qualitative classes, but this doesn't mean that the world really is discontinuously distributed.
- Its findings suggest, however, that without major acquisitions, the likelihood of moving instantaneously and discontinuously from one period's opportunity frontier to that of another is low.
- Clearly this coarse-grained level of model cannot pick up specific and discontinuously large shifts of the transition state, which in small proteins will often dominate particular cases.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'producing discontinuity'): from medieval Latin discontinuus, from dis- 'not' + continuus (see continuous).

Definition of discontinuous in US English:

discontinuous

adjectiveˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəsˌdiskənˈtinyo͞oəs

1Having intervals or gaps.
不连续的；有间断的
a person with a discontinuous employment record
一个就业记录不连贯的人。
Example sentencesExamples
- In areas of discontinuous permafrost, localized zones of discharge known as ‘taliks’ are present where the ground is unfrozen.
- It was at times less a guerrilla war than a conventional war waged on discontinuous fronts.
- Now, walk in a straight line along those discontinuous white lines in the middle of the road.
- He is adept at using short and discontinuous notes to riff the rhythm and create tension.
- There is nothing to say that such unbounded economic growth will not come in discontinuous lumps.
- Climate policy debates eventually reach the point in which the modeller is asked whether he or she has accounted for the likelihood that a change in the ecosystem will be discontinuous - in other words, a catastrophe.
- If the negotiations fail we will ballot for action, and it will not be for a one-day strike but for escalating to discontinuous action.
- He said there were three types of strike available to them, these are industrial action short of strike action, discontinuous strike action and continuous strike action.
- But the emergent event presents itself as discontinuous, as a disruption without conditions.
- Unfortunately, subaerial erosion has made the continental sedimentary record very incomplete and discontinuous.
- However, the prospects for discontinuous, disruptive change appear slim.
- The hanging-wall zone contained 33% of the copper and was the most erratic and discontinuous zone.
- These methods provide discontinuous measurements because air has to be pumped for a long time in order to obtain just one sample.
- In this discontinuous and heterogeneous present, the videomaker is witness, participant, and documenter simultaneously.
- This description would be very difficult to accept without the experience of being submerged in discontinuous cultural complexity over a protracted period of time.
- Events, as elements of the discourse, or rather the pre-discourse, are irruptive and specific, and essentially discontinuous.
- Planning requirements mean tall residential buildings have setbacks and open areas at grade, making the streetscape discontinuous and usually unpleasant.
- Nonetheless, debate remains a series of discontinuous leaps, structured by impactful posting.
- People's networks are not homogeneous, they are really discontinuous and heterogeneous.
- When the brambles became impassable, we would scrabble up the canyon sidewalls and work our way along slopy, discontinuous ledges.
Synonyms
intermittent, sporadic, broken, fitful, interrupted, on and off, disrupted, erratic, disconnected
1. 1.1Mathematics (of a function) having at least one discontinuity, and whose differential coefficient may become infinite.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Also important is his work on divergent series and discontinuous functions.
  Bugaev built a systematic theory of discontinuous functions which he called arithmology.
  And the length of the curve is again a discontinuous function of the starting point.
  In contrast to this, discontinuous functions are a staple of classical mathematics.
  The DMD algorithm is based on pairwise spherically symmetrical-potentials that are discontinuous functions of an interatomic distance.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘producing discontinuity’): from medieval Latin discontinuus, from dis- ‘not’ + continuus (see continuous).

单词	discontinuous
释义	Definition of discontinuous in English: discontinuous adjective dɪskənˈtɪnjʊəsˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs Having intervals or gaps. 不连续的；有间断的 a person with a discontinuous employment record 一个就业记录不连贯的人。 Example sentencesExamples There is nothing to say that such unbounded economic growth will not come in discontinuous lumps. He is adept at using short and discontinuous notes to riff the rhythm and create tension. These methods provide discontinuous measurements because air has to be pumped for a long time in order to obtain just one sample. The hanging-wall zone contained 33% of the copper and was the most erratic and discontinuous zone. Unfortunately, subaerial erosion has made the continental sedimentary record very incomplete and discontinuous. People's networks are not homogeneous, they are really discontinuous and heterogeneous. In areas of discontinuous permafrost, localized zones of discharge known as ‘taliks’ are present where the ground is unfrozen. Events, as elements of the discourse, or rather the pre-discourse, are irruptive and specific, and essentially discontinuous. When the brambles became impassable, we would scrabble up the canyon sidewalls and work our way along slopy, discontinuous ledges. This description would be very difficult to accept without the experience of being submerged in discontinuous cultural complexity over a protracted period of time. Planning requirements mean tall residential buildings have setbacks and open areas at grade, making the streetscape discontinuous and usually unpleasant. But the emergent event presents itself as discontinuous, as a disruption without conditions. He said there were three types of strike available to them, these are industrial action short of strike action, discontinuous strike action and continuous strike action. Nonetheless, debate remains a series of discontinuous leaps, structured by impactful posting. It was at times less a guerrilla war than a conventional war waged on discontinuous fronts. However, the prospects for discontinuous, disruptive change appear slim. If the negotiations fail we will ballot for action, and it will not be for a one-day strike but for escalating to discontinuous action. Now, walk in a straight line along those discontinuous white lines in the middle of the road. Climate policy debates eventually reach the point in which the modeller is asked whether he or she has accounted for the likelihood that a change in the ecosystem will be discontinuous - in other words, a catastrophe. In this discontinuous and heterogeneous present, the videomaker is witness, participant, and documenter simultaneously. Synonyms intermittent, sporadic, broken, fitful, interrupted, on and off, disrupted, erratic, disconnected Derivatives discontinuously adverb dɪskənˈtɪnjʊəsliˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəsli We don't say there's a missing link in a cliff, because the height changes discontinuously along the ground, that's just how landscape works. Example sentencesExamples Very general considerations imply that such optimal flux distributions sometimes change discontinuously as the composition of the growth medium is varied. Words like ‘tall’ and ‘short’ tempt us to force the world into qualitative classes, but this doesn't mean that the world really is discontinuously distributed. Its findings suggest, however, that without major acquisitions, the likelihood of moving instantaneously and discontinuously from one period's opportunity frontier to that of another is low. Clearly this coarse-grained level of model cannot pick up specific and discontinuously large shifts of the transition state, which in small proteins will often dominate particular cases. Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense 'producing discontinuity'): from medieval Latin discontinuus, from dis- 'not' + continuus (see continuous). Definition of discontinuous in US English: discontinuous adjectiveˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəsˌdiskənˈtinyo͞oəs 1Having intervals or gaps. 不连续的；有间断的 a person with a discontinuous employment record 一个就业记录不连贯的人。 Example sentencesExamples In areas of discontinuous permafrost, localized zones of discharge known as ‘taliks’ are present where the ground is unfrozen. It was at times less a guerrilla war than a conventional war waged on discontinuous fronts. Now, walk in a straight line along those discontinuous white lines in the middle of the road. He is adept at using short and discontinuous notes to riff the rhythm and create tension. There is nothing to say that such unbounded economic growth will not come in discontinuous lumps. Climate policy debates eventually reach the point in which the modeller is asked whether he or she has accounted for the likelihood that a change in the ecosystem will be discontinuous - in other words, a catastrophe. If the negotiations fail we will ballot for action, and it will not be for a one-day strike but for escalating to discontinuous action. He said there were three types of strike available to them, these are industrial action short of strike action, discontinuous strike action and continuous strike action. But the emergent event presents itself as discontinuous, as a disruption without conditions. Unfortunately, subaerial erosion has made the continental sedimentary record very incomplete and discontinuous. However, the prospects for discontinuous, disruptive change appear slim. The hanging-wall zone contained 33% of the copper and was the most erratic and discontinuous zone. These methods provide discontinuous measurements because air has to be pumped for a long time in order to obtain just one sample. In this discontinuous and heterogeneous present, the videomaker is witness, participant, and documenter simultaneously. This description would be very difficult to accept without the experience of being submerged in discontinuous cultural complexity over a protracted period of time. Events, as elements of the discourse, or rather the pre-discourse, are irruptive and specific, and essentially discontinuous. Planning requirements mean tall residential buildings have setbacks and open areas at grade, making the streetscape discontinuous and usually unpleasant. Nonetheless, debate remains a series of discontinuous leaps, structured by impactful posting. People's networks are not homogeneous, they are really discontinuous and heterogeneous. When the brambles became impassable, we would scrabble up the canyon sidewalls and work our way along slopy, discontinuous ledges. Synonyms intermittent, sporadic, broken, fitful, interrupted, on and off, disrupted, erratic, disconnected 1.1Mathematics (of a function) having at least one discontinuity, and whose differential coefficient may become infinite. Example sentencesExamples Also important is his work on divergent series and discontinuous functions. Bugaev built a systematic theory of discontinuous functions which he called arithmology. And the length of the curve is again a discontinuous function of the starting point. In contrast to this, discontinuous functions are a staple of classical mathematics. The DMD algorithm is based on pairwise spherically symmetrical-potentials that are discontinuous functions of an interatomic distance. Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘producing discontinuity’): from medieval Latin discontinuus, from dis- ‘not’ + continuus (see continuous).
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