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Discontinuity vs Interlude - What's the difference?

discontinuity | interlude | Related terms |

Discontinuity is a related term of interlude.


As nouns the difference between discontinuity and interlude

is that discontinuity is a lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap while interlude is an intervening episode, etc.

As a verb interlude is

to provide with an interlude.

discontinuity

English

Noun

(discontinuities)
  • A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap.
  • *2012 , , Turing's Cathedral , Penguin 2013, p. 57:
  • *:Shock waves are sudden discontinuities propagated in compressible media – usually air.
  • (mathematics) A point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or discontinuous.
  • (geology) a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change
  • Derived terms

    * Gutenberg discontinuity * * discontinuous

    interlude

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An intervening episode, etc.
  • An entertainment between the acts of a play.
  • (music) A short piece put between the parts of a longer composition.
  • Verb

    (interlud)
  • To provide with an interlude.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 18, author=Tammy La Gorce, title=Between Songs, Interludes That Fall Upon Deaf Ears, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=Jimmy Jam, co-producer of Ms. Jackson’s heavily interluded and influential 1989 album, “Rhythm Nation 1814” (and producer of a forthcoming album by Usher with interludes), also defended them. }}

    See also

    * intermezzo * intermission * station break