discontinuous

Adjective
  1. Of a function or curve;
    Possessing one or more discontinuities (synset 300600243)
    referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
  2. Not continuing without interruption in time or space (synset 300599413)
    "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling"
    also:
    • broken - not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
    • sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
    similar to:
    • disrupted - marked by breaks or gaps
    • disjunct - used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations
    same as: noncontinuous

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