discontinuous

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A curve or graph is said to be discontinuous if there are sudden jumps or gaps in value. For example, consider the function:

  nbsp; if x<=0 then 0 else 1

This has a discontunuity at x=0, the value just below is 0 and the value just above is 1.

Used in Chap. 7: page 108; Chap. 14: page 222

Also known as discontinuities

A discontinuous threshold function.