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Discontinuity vs Obstruction - What's the difference?

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Discontinuity is a related term of obstruction.


As nouns the difference between discontinuity and obstruction

is that discontinuity is a lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap while obstruction is the act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

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

    obstruction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
  • That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
  • The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

    • Synonyms

    * * hindrance * impedance * roadblock * * See also