discontinuity

Its source was located more than 20 kilometers beneath the Mohorovičić discontinuity, commonly called the Moho, which marks the boundary between Earth's crust and the underlying mantle.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2026

“The discontinuity that I think people are not appreciating as much outside of the state is that the Talarico argument and the Cornyn argument are very elite-driven arguments about eligibility.”

From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2026

Mr Wetmore says the industry has managed encryption transitions in the past, but “It's the sharper discontinuity that makes this threat more serious.”

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025

Moments of discontinuity can also be triggered by external forces.

From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2024

He had discovered the boundary between the crust and the layer immediately below, the mantle; this zone has been known ever since as the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or Moho for short.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

These kinds of major life events create discontinuities that scramble all kinds of personal habits—and not just those regarding transportation.

From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2024

Over time I became persuaded that Ella's parts were indeed “real” in the sense that her discontinuities in consciousness and awareness led her to experience aspects of herself as separate personalities.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2023

Russia in the 20th century experienced two discontinuities: the 1917 revolution that created the Soviet regime, and the 1991 dissolution of that regime and the nation it had held together with gulags and barbed wire.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2022

“Breathless” is an artistic hybrid that seemed to capture the discontinuities and conflicts of modern life, half in the artificial public world created by the media and half in the deepest recesses of consciousness.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022

Some of these are no longer evolutionary, but revolutionary, and mark discontinuities.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai