Meaning of CONTINUITY
| Pronunciation: | | `kânti'nooitee
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- [n] the property of a continuous and connected period of time
- [n] a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot
- [n] uninterrupted connection or union
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| | Synonyms: | | persistence |
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| | Antonyms: | | discontinuity | | |
| | See Also: | | book, coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness, durability, enduringness, lastingness, playscript, script, strength | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con`ti*nu"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Continuities}. [L.
continuitas: cf. F. continuit['e]. See {Continuous}.]
the state of being continuous; uninterupted connection or
succession; close union of parts; cohesion; as, the
continuity of fibers. --Grew.
The sight would be tired, if it were attracted by a
continuity of glittering objects. --Dryden.
{Law of continuity} (Math. & Physics), the principle that
nothing passes from one state to another without passing
through all the intermediate states.
{Solution of continuity}. (Math.) See under {Solution}.
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