Discontinuity may refer to:
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Discontinuity (casting), an interruption in the normal physical structure or configuration of an article
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Discontinuity (geotechnical engineering), a plane or surface marking a change in physical or chemical properties in a soil or rock mass
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Discontinuity (mathematics), a property of a mathematical function
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Discontinuity (linguistics), a property of tree structures in theoretical linguistics
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Discontinuity (Postmodernism), a conception of history as espoused by the philosopher Michel Foucault.
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Revolutionary breach of legal continuity
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A break in continuity (fiction), in literature
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Fracture (geology), discontinuity in rocks
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Discontinuity (transmission lines), a step in impedance causing reflections
