What Are Physical Examples of Discontinuous Functions and Their Effects?

[Ahsan2011]

can anyone tell me the physical examples of a discontinuous function?
and what is the effect of that discontinuous function on that particular physical prolem?

 

[berkeman]

can anyone tell me the physical examples of a discontinuous function?
and what is the effect of that discontinuous function on that particular physical prolem?

What kinds of discontinuous functions can you think of? What kind of physical system can you think of that might follow a |sin(wt)| profile?

 

[micromass]

Think of a light switch...