Technical term used in mathematics, physics, geology, and other sciences to describe a lack of continuity or a break in a sequence, surface, or function.
This function exhibits a discontinuity at the origin.
Discontinuities in the strata provide clues to explain the cause of earthquakes.
Antonym meaning 'continuity'; 不連続性 is its direct negation.
Adjectival noun meaning 'discontinuous'; 不連続性 is the noun form expressing the property or state.
Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') + 連続 (renzoku, 'continuity') + 性 (sei, '-ness, property'). The word is a modern technical coinage, likely calqued from Western scientific terminology.