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discontinuous

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English continuous English discontinuous From dis- + continuous.

  1. having breaks or interruptions; intermittent

    The high capital costs of electrification are cited, with a suggestion that in challenging locations discontinuous electrification could be considered.

  2. having at least one discontinuity