discontinuous

/dɪskəntˈɪnjuəs/ adj

having breaks or interruptions; intermittent

Word Origin Discontinuous means not continuous, broken. It's built from Latin 'dis-' (apart, reversal) + 'con-' (together) + 'tenere' (to hold). The root 'tinu' comes from 'tenere' — to hold. Continuous is 'holding together,' so discontinuous is 'not holding together.' The same root gives us continue, contain, retain, tenant, and tenacious. So discontinuous is literally 'not holding together.'

adj having breaks or interruptions; intermittent

The radio signal was discontinuous due to the storm interference.

(形容词) 间断的;不连续的;断续的

由于风暴干扰,无线电信号是断断续续的。

(adjetivo) intermitente; discontinuo; interrumpido [que tiene pausas o interrupciones; intermitente]

La señal de radio fue discontinua debido a la interferencia de la tormenta.

(adjectif) discontinu; intermittent; entrecoupé; saccadé [Qui présente des interruptions, des pauses ou des ruptures ; intermittent.]

Le signal radio était discontinuous à cause des interférences de la tempête.

(Adjektiv) **discontinuous** (Adjektiv): Durch Unterbrechungen, Lücken oder unregelmäßige Abstände gekennzeichnet; nicht durchgehend oder zusammenhängend.

Das Funksignal war **discontinuous** wegen der Störungen durch das Gewitter.

(形容詞) 中断や途切れがあること。断続的な、不連続な。

ラジオ信号は嵐の干渉のため断続的になった。

(adjetivo) descontínuo; intermitente; interrupto [que tem pausas ou interrupções; intermitente.]

O sinal de rádio estava **descontínuo** devido à interferência da tempestade.

adj having at least one discontinuity

The function becomes discontinuous at x=2 where it is undefined.

(形容词) 不连续的;间断的 【存在不连续性的】

该函数在未定义的x=2处变得不连续。

(adjetivo) discontinuo [que tiene al menos una discontinuidad]

La función se vuelve discontinua en x=2, donde no está definida.

(adjectif) discontinu [Se dit d'une fonction mathématique qui présente au moins une discontinuité en un point.]

La fonction devient discontinuous en x=2, où elle n'est pas définie.

(Adjektiv) **discontinuous** (Adjektiv, Mathematik): Eine Funktion oder Struktur, die an mindestens einer Stelle eine Unterbrechung (Sprung, Pol oder Lücke) aufweist.

Die Funktion wird bei x=2 **discontinuous**, da sie dort nicht definiert ist.

(形容詞) 少なくとも一つの不連続点を持つこと。関数のグラフで値が急に変わる点が存在する状態。

関数は定義されない x=2 で不連続になる。

(adjetivo) descontínuo [que tem pelo menos uma descontinuidade.]

A função se torna **descontínua** em x=2, onde é indefinida.

Word parts: dis + con + tinu + ous

Common collocations

be verb of prep in prep to prep with prep continuous adj employment subst have verb change subst on prep not adv

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