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discontinuità

discontinuity

noun dees-kon-tee-noo-ee-TAH Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: Latin discontinuitas

Also means

break

Usage Note

Discontinuità is an invariable noun — like all Italian nouns ending in an accented vowel, its plural is identical to the singular: una discontinuità / molte discontinuità. It is used in scientific, political, and everyday contexts to signal a break or gap in a pattern. The written accent on the final -à signals final stress and is essential; omitting it changes nothing phonetically but is a spelling error.

Examples

"C'è una discontinuità nel segnale."

Natural Translation

There is a discontinuity in the signal.

Literal Translation

There-is a discontinuity in-the signal.

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