Discontinuity may refer to:
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Discontinuity (casting), an interruption in the normal physical structure or configuration of an article
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Discontinuity (geotechnical engineering), a plane or surface marking a change in physical or chemical properties in a soil or rock mass
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Discontinuity (mathematics), a property of a mathematical function
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Discontinuity (linguistics), a property of tree structures in theoretical linguistics
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Discontinuity (Postmodernism), a conception of history as espoused by the philosopher Michel Foucault.
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Revolutionary breach of legal continuity
*A break in
continuity (fiction), in literature
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Fracture (geology)
A fracture is any separation in a geologic formation, such as a joint or a fault that divides the rock into two or more pieces. A fracture will sometimes form a deep fissure or crevice in the rock. Fractures are commonly caused by stress e ...
, discontinuity in rocks
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Discontinuity (transmission lines)
A signal travelling along an electrical transmission line will be partly, or wholly, reflection (physics), reflected back in the opposite direction when the travelling signal encounters a discontinuity (mathematics), discontinuity in the charact ...
, a step in impedance causing reflections
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