discontinuity
[noun]
Synonyms: gap, breach, break, hole, opening

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Antonyms: continuity

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

dis‧con‧ti‧nu‧i‧ty /ˌdɪskɒntəˈnjuːəti, ˌdɪskɒntɪˈnjuːəti $ -kɑːntəˈnuː-/ noun (plural discontinuities)
[Word Family: adjective: continual, continued ≠ DISCONTINUED, continuous ≠ discontinuous; noun: continuation ≠ discontinuation, continuity ≠ discontinuity; adverb: continually, continuously; verb: continue ≠ discontinue]

1. [countable] a sudden change or pause in a process
discontinuity between
the policy discontinuities between the present and previous governments

2. [uncountable] when a process is not continuous:
discontinuity in economic development

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲