different between discontinuity vs hindrance

English

Etymology

From Late Latin discontinuit?s, from discontinuus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?sk?nt??nju??ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?sk?nt??nu??ti/

Noun

discontinuity (plural discontinuities)

1. A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap. [from 16th c.]
   • 2012, George Dyson, Turing's Cathedral, Penguin 2013, p. 57:

     Shock waves are sudden discontinuities propagated in compressible media – usually air.

2. (mathematics) A point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or discontinuous. [from 19th c.]
3. (geology) a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change

Derived terms

• Gutenberg discontinuity
• Mohorovi?i? discontinuity
• discontinuous

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• hinderance (archaic)
• hindraunce (obsolete)

Etymology

From hinder +? -ance

Noun

hindrance (plural hindrances)

1. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.

   High-heeled shoes may be fashionable, but they can also be a hindrance to walking.

2. The state or act of hindering something

   Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:hindrance

Translations

Anagrams

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