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epäjatkuvuus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • discontinuity noun A break in something that should be continuous or regular.
  • interregnum noun The time between one monarch's reign ending and the next one taking the throne.

Senses

epäjatkuvuus is used for these senses in English:

  • discontinuity (mathematics) A point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or discontinuous. [from 19th c.]
  • interregnum (by extension) An intermission in any order of succession; any breach of continuity in action or influence.

discontinuity — full definition

  1. noun A break in something that should be continuous or regular.
  2. noun A point in a function's range where the function is undefined or not continuous.
  3. noun In geology, an underground boundary where the speed of seismic waves changes.

interregnum — full definition

  1. noun The time between one monarch's reign ending and the next one taking the throne.
  2. noun A pause or gap in something that would normally carry straight on.
  3. noun The period between one minister leaving a church and a new one arriving.
  4. noun The time between one leader's term ending and the next one's beginning, when normal government is paused or only temporary.
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