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con⋅ti⋅nu⋅i⋅ty
[kon-tn-oo-i-tee, -tn-yoo] 
–noun, plural -ties.
| 1. | the state or quality of being continuous. |
| 2. | a continuous or connected whole. |
| 3. | a motion-picture scenario giving the complete action, scenes, etc., in detail and in the order in which they are to be shown on the screen. |
| 4. | the spoken part of a radio or television script that serves as introductory or transitional material on a nondramatic program. |
| 5. | Mathematics. the property of a continuous function. |
| 6. | Usually, continuities. sets of merchandise, as dinnerware or encyclopedias, given free or sold cheaply by a store to shoppers as a sales promotion. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME continuite < AF < L continuitās, equiv. to continu(us) continuous + -itās -ity
1375–1425; late ME continuite < AF < L continuitās, equiv. to continu(us) continuous + -itās -ity
Synonyms:
2. flow, progression.
2. flow, progression.
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| con·ti·nu·i·ty (kŏn'tə-nōō'ĭ-tē, -nyōō'-) n. pl. con·ti·nu·i·ties
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Continuity
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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Language Translation for : continuity
Spanish:
continuidad,
German:
die Stetigkeit,
Japanese:
継続性
Main Entry: con·ti·nu·ity
Pronunciation: "känt-&n-'(y)ü-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -it·ies
: uninterrupted connection, succession, or union
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continuity con·ti·nu·i·ty (kŏn'tə-n&oomacr;'ĭ-tē, -ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
- The state or quality of being continuous.
- An uninterrupted succession or flow; a coherent whole.
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