Discontinuity

Discontinuity may refer to:
 * Discontinuity (casting), an interruption in the normal physical structure or configuration of an article
 * Discontinuity (geotechnical engineering), a plane or surface marking a change in physical or chemical properties in a soil or rock mass
 * Discontinuity (mathematics), a property of a mathematical function
 * Discontinuity (linguistics), a property of tree structures in theoretical linguistics
 * Discontinuity (Postmodernism), a conception of history as espoused by the philosopher Michel Foucault.
 * Revolutionary breach of legal continuity
 * A break in continuity (fiction), in literature
 * Fracture (geology), discontinuity in rocks
 * Discontinuity (transmission lines), a step in impedance causing reflections