Definition of "saltus" []

• A breach of continuity in time, motion, or line. (noun)
• In logic, a leap from premises to conclusion; an unwary or unwarranted inference. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• ""saltus" on the part of Dame Nature in her variations."
• "(Stuart) will lose his head, Constantinople is going to fall into the hands of the turks, ... and yes, Varus and his 3 legions will be crushed in the battle in the "saltus teutoburgiensis"."
• "Certainly he held this to be the case in geometry and for natural processes, where it appears as the principle Natura non facit saltus."