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Discontinuity

Discontinuity

A point at which the graph of a relation or function is not connected. Discontinuities can be classified as either removable or essential. There are several kinds of essential discontinuities, one of which is the step discontinuity.

 

Two graphs on x-y axes showing discontinuities: left has a parabola with open circle (removable discontinuity); right shows a...