continuous vs. discontinuous
[kuhn-tin-yoo-uhs]
/ kənˈtɪn yu əs /
adjective
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uninterrupted in time; without cessation.
continuous coughing during the concert.
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being in immediate connection or spatial relationship.
a continuous series of blasts; a continuous row of warehouses.
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Grammar. progressive.
[dis-kuhn-tin-yoo-uhs]
/ ˌdɪs kənˈtɪn yu əs /
adjective
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not continuous; broken; interrupted; intermittent.
a discontinuous chain of mountains; a discontinuous argument.
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Mathematics. (of a function at a point) not continuous at the point.
