Discontinuous Definition & Meaning
discontinuous
- adjective
- of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities
- not continuing without interruption in time or space; "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling"
Words that rhyme with discontinuous
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- What does discontinuous mean?
- of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities not continuing without interruption in time or space; "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling"
- What part of speech is discontinuous?
- Discontinuous is an adjective.
- How many definitions does discontinuous have?
- Discontinuous has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).