continuous

Definition of Continuous in English :

Adjective

continuing in time or space without interruption

Example Sentences:
'a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light'
'a continuous bout of illness lasting six months'
'lived in continuous fear'
'a continuous row of warehouses'
'a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it'
'moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks'

uninterrupted

2. continuous

of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Continuous

see synonyms of continuous

adjective

1.

prolonged without interruption; unceasing

a continuous noise

2.

in an unbroken series or pattern

3. mathematics

(of a function or curve) changing gradually in value as the variable changes in value. A function f is continuous if at every value a of the independent variable the difference between f(x) and f(a) approaches zero as x approaches a

Compare discontinuous (sense 2), See also limit (sense 5)

4. statistics

(of a variable) having a continuum of possible values so that its distribution requires integration rather than summation to determine its cumulative probability

Compare discrete (sense 3)

5. grammar another word for progressive (sense 8)

Continuous

see synonyms of continuous

adjective

1.

going on or extending without interruption or break; unbroken; connected

2. Ancient Mathematics

designating a function whose value at each point is closely approached by its values at neighboring points

Continuous

see synonyms of continuous

adj.

1. Uninterrupted in time, sequence, substance, or extent. See Synonyms at continual.

2. Attached together in repeated units: a continuous form fed into a printer.

3. Mathematics

a. Of or relating to a line or curve that extends without a break or irregularity.

b. Of or relating to a function between two topological spaces such that the preimage of any open set in the range is an open set in the domain.

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