What does it mean for a function of two variables, $K(t, x)$, to be jointly continuous at a point $(t_0, x_0)$?
A function $K(t, x)$ is jointly continuous at $(t_0, x_0)$ if for every \epsilon > 0, there exists a \delta > 0 such that whenever the distance between $(t, x)$ and $(t_0, x_0)$ is less than \delta, the distance between $K(t, x)$ and $K(t_0, x_0)$ is less than \epsilon.
Formally: $\sqrt{(t-t_0)^2 + (x-x_0)^2} < \delta \implies |K(t, x) - K(t_0, x_0)| < \epsilon$.
This ensures that the function value approaches $K(t_0, x_0)$ regardless of the path of approach to $(t_0, x_0)$.
Source: MT2176 Subject Guide, p. 194; Ostaszewski, p. 18.