saltus

American  

[sal-tuhs, sawl-] / ˈsæl təs, ˈsɔl- /

noun

Mathematics.

plural

saltuses

1. oscillation.

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saltus British  

/ ˈsæltəs /

noun

1. a break in the continuity of a sequence, esp the omission of a necessary step in a logical argument

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Etymology

Origin of saltus

1655–65; < New Latin, Latin: a leap. See salt ²

Example Sentences

And let us observe that Nature, though forbidden such style of progression by her savans, sometimes does make a local saltus, especially in the change of climates.

From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

But as to the people about us, the hundredth part of them could not be saved: "Videas desertaque regna Pastorum, et longe saltus lateque vacantes."

From The Essays of Montaigne — Complete by Montaigne, Michel de

You have certainly given the lie to the saying: natura non facit saltus by the unnatural leap that you've taken.

From The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II by Hauptmann, Gerhart

The apparent springs "saltus vel transitus etiam longissimos," he explains by the same thought having been a component part of two or more total impressions.

From Biographia Literaria by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

Venerat in morem populi depascere saltus; 8 Idque diu licuit, poenaque nulla fuit.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund