discontinuity
31discontinuity — n lack of unity, lack of coherence, disunion, incoherence, disjunction, disjointedness, disconnectedness; discontinuation; disruption, disconnection, interruption, severance, rupture, breach, fissure, rift; division, separation, cleavage, divorce …
32discontinuity — dis·continuity …
33discontinuity — dis•con•ti•nu•i•ty [[t]ˌdɪs kɒn tnˈu ɪ ti, ˈyu [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) lack of continuity; irregularity 2) a break or gap 3) math. a point at which a mathematical function is not continuous • Etymology: 1560–70; < ML …
34discontinuity — /ˌdɪskɒntəˈnjuəti/ (say .diskontuh nyoohuhtee) noun lack of continuity, uninterrupted connection, or cohesion …
35discontinuity — noun lack of connection or continuity (Freq. 4) • Ant: ↑continuity • Derivationally related forms: ↑discontinuous • Hypernyms: ↑separation …
36discontinuity layer — thermocline (the zone of rapidly changing temperature between the warm upper layer (epilimnion) and the lower cold layer (hypolimnion). Characterized by a temperature change of 1C° or more per metre) …
37discontinuity surface — Any surface across which some property for a rock mass is discontinuous. This includes fracture surfaces, weakness planes, and bedding planes but the term should not be restricted only to mechanical continuity …
38Regression discontinuity design — In statistics, econometrics, epidemiology and related disciplines, a regression discontinuity design (RDD) is a design that elicits the causal effects of interventions by exploiting a given exogenous threshold determining assignment to treatment …
39Mohorovičić discontinuity — Earth cross section showing location of the Mohorovičić discontinuity …
40Lehmann discontinuity — The Lehmann discontinuity, named after seismologist Inge Lehmann, is the discontinuity in seismic velocity near a depth of 220 km, which is still debated. It appears beneath continents, but not usually beneath oceans, and does not readily appear… …
