discontinuous

adj 1: (mathematics) of a function or curve; possessing one or more

discontinuities [ant: {continuous}]

2: not continuing without interruption in time or space;

"discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a

discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he

received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling"

[syn: {noncontinuous}] [ant: {continuous}]