discontinuity vs perforation

discontinuity

noun
  • a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change 

  • A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap. 

  • A point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or discontinuous. 

perforation

noun
  • A series of holes punched through something in order to assist in separating parts. 

  • That portion of a surface that remains after an open disk is removed from it. 

  • An abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture. 

  • Any opening in a solid object. 

  • The act of perforating or the state of being perforated. 

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