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源自拉丁语 'discontinuus'(不连续的),由否定前缀 'dis-' 和 'continuus'(连续的)组成,16世纪进入英语。
❶ 指事物在时间或空间上的中断、不连续状态,常用于描述物理、数学或社会现象中的断裂或突变。
“The rock layers show a clear discontinuity between the two geological periods.”
(岩层显示出两个地质时期之间的明显不连续性。)
“There was a discontinuity in the data stream due to technical issues.”
(由于技术问题,数据流出现了中断。)
point of discontinuity — 数学术语,指函数图像中突然断裂或跳跃的点,该点处函数值发生突变。
“The function has a point of discontinuity at x=2 where it jumps suddenly.”
(该函数在x=2处有一个不连续点,其值在此处突然跳跃。)