ᵻkwˈeɪʒənz ðæt dɪtˈɜːmɪn ðə dɪskɑːntɪnjˈuːᵻɾiz mˈeɪ biː lˈɪnɪɹ, sˈʌtʃ ɐz fɔːɹ ˈɛvɹi ˈɪntɪdʒɚ mˈæɡnɪtˌuːd, ˌɛkspənˈɛnʃəl ᵻkwˈeɪʒənz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈɛvɹi mˈæɡnɪtˌuːd wˌɛɹ ˈɛn ɪz ɐn ˈɪntɪdʒɚ, ɔːɹ ˌɛni ˈʌðɚɹ ᵻkwˈeɪʒən.
Equations that determine the discontinuities may be linear, such as for every integer magnitude, exponential equations such as every magnitude  where n is an integer, or any other equation.