| discontinuous | 1. Not continuous; interrupted; broken off. "A path that is zigzag, discontinuous, and intersected at every turn by human negligence." (De Quincey) 2. Exhibiting a dissolution of continuity; gaping. "Discontinuous wound. <mathematics>" Discontinuous function, a function which for certain values or between certain values of the variable does not vary continuously as the variable increases. The discontinuity may, for example, consist of an abrupt change in the value of the function, or an abrupt change in its law of variation, or the function may become imaginary. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| discontinuous culture | A technique for production of microbes or microbial products in which the organisms are grown in a closed system until one nutrient factor becomes rate-limiting. (05 Mar 2000) |
| discontinuous phase | The particles contained in a colloid solution. Synonym: discontinuous phase, dispersed phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| discontinuous sterilization | Exposure to a temperature of 100°C (flowing steam) for a definite period, usually an hour, on each of several days; at each heating the developed bacteria are destroyed; spores, which are unaffected, germinate during the intervening periods and are subsequently destroyed. Synonym: discontinuous sterilization, intermittent sterilization, tyndallization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| discontinuous variation |
Variation that falls into discrete categories (eg the colour of garden peas).
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| discontinuous s. |
see vas sinusoideum.
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| discontinuous s.’s |
adventitious sounds that last less than 0.2 sec and come in a series; the most common kind are rales (crackles).
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| discontinuous v. |
phenotypic differences that are marked, do not grade into one another, and form two or more separate, discontinuous classes.
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| discontinuous | not continuing without interruption in time or space |
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| discontinuous | (mathematics) of a function or curve |
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