Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

Discontinuous  (DISCONTINUOUS)

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143-1	continuous	متصل	spojitý	stetig —kontinuierlich	continua	continu	continua	連続的	contínua	Непрерывные переменные	连续性的
143-2	discontinuous	منفصل	nespojitý	diskontinuierlich —nicht stetig	discontinua	discontinu	discontinua	非連続的	descontínua	Прерывные переменные	非连续性的
143-3	discrete	متقطع	diskrétní	diskret	discreto —discreta	discret —discret	discreto —discreta	離散的	discreta	Дискретные переменные	离散

A variable is continuous ¹ in a given interval when it can take on an infinite number of values between any two points contained in the interval. In the opposite case it is said to be discontinuous ². Where a variable can take only certain isolated values it is called a discrete ³ variable.

• 1. Continuous, adj. - continuity, n.
• 2. Discontinuous, adj. - discontinuity, n.

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continuous continuous   discontinuous discontinuous   discrete discrete