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Look up discontinuity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Discontinuity may refer to: Discontinuity (casting), an interruption in the normal physical

point") of its domain, one says that it has a discontinuity there. The set of all points of discontinuity of a function may be a discrete set, a dense

Mohorovičić discontinuity (/ˌmoʊhəˈroʊvɪtʃɪtʃ/ MOH-hə-ROH-vih-chitch; Croatian: [moxorôʋiːtʃitɕ]) – usually called the Moho discontinuity, Moho boundary

The Gutenberg discontinuity occurs within Earth's interior at a depth of about 2,900 km (1,800 mi) below the surface, where there is an abrupt change

The Lehmann discontinuity is an abrupt increase of P-wave and S-wave velocities at the depth of 220 km (140 mi) in Earth's mantle, discovered by seismologist

seismic-discontinuity depths of about 410 to 660 kilometres (250 to 410 mi), but more broadly defined as the zone encompassing those discontinuities, i.e

The Conrad discontinuity corresponds to the sub-horizontal boundary in the continental crust at which the seismic wave velocity increases in a discontinuous

political science, epidemiology, and related disciplines, a regression discontinuity design (RDD) is a quasi-experimental pretest–posttest design that aims

the "Lehmann discontinuity", although the name usually refers to another discontinuity. The name "Bullen" or "Lehmann-Bullen discontinuity", after Keith

Discontinuity and continuity according to Michel Foucault reflect the flow of history and the fact that some "things are no longer perceived, described