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discontinuity

noun
🔊/ˌdɪsˌkɒntɪˈnjuːəti/
🔊/ˌdɪsˌkɑːntɪˈnuːəti/
(plural discontinuities)
(formal)
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  1. [uncountable] the state of not being continuous不连贯；不连续
    • discontinuity in the children’s education儿童教育的不连贯性
  2. [countable] a break or change in a continuous process中断；间断；停顿
    • Changes in government led to discontinuities in policy.政府的更迭导致政策缺乏连续性。🔊🔊
    3. opposite continuity
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin discontinuitas, from discontinuus, from dis- ‘not’ + continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’.