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discontinuous

🇬🇧 UK/dɪskən'tɪnjʊəs/🇺🇸 US/.diskәn'tinjuәs/
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Definitions

adj.

Not continuous; having breaks or interruptions; (in mathematics) having one or more discontinuities

不连续的;间断的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
disnot, apart, away
+
contogether, with
+
tinhold, keep
+
uconnector
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=discontinuous

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The discontinuous pattern suggested that the data came from different sources.

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