discontinuity

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The dividing line between the crust and the mantle is called the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or "the Moho."

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

Rather, science suggests that we’re now in an age of discontinuity, with heat one day and hail the next and with more dramatic extremes.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025

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