What does continuous mean?

Definitions for continuous
kənˈtɪn yu əscon·tin·u·ous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. continuous, uninterruptedadjective

    continuing in time or space without interruption

    "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "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"

  2. continuousadjective

    of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity

Wiktionary

  1. continuousadjective

    Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening time.

    a continuous current of electricity

  2. continuousadjective

    Without intervening space; continued; protracted; extended.

    a continuous line of railroad

  3. continuousadjective

    Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.

  4. continuousadjective

    Such that, for every in the domain, for each small open interval about , there's an interval containing whose image is in .

  5. continuousadjective

    Such that each open set in the range has an open preimage.

    Each continuous function from the real line to the rationals is constant, since the rationals are totally disconnected.

  6. continuousadjective

    Expressing an ongoing action or state.

  7. Etymology: Either via or directly, from.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Continuousadjective

    Joined together without the intervention of any space.

    Etymology: continuus, Latin.

    As the breadth of every ring is thus augmented, the dark intervals must be diminished, until the neighbouring rings become continuous, and are blended. Isaac Newton, Opt.

    To whose dread expanse,
    Continuous depth, and wond’rous length of course,
    Our floods are rills. James Thomson, Summer, l. 835.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Continuousadjective

    without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted; extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous current of electricity

  2. Continuousadjective

    not deviating or varying from uninformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'continuous' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3715

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'continuous' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3302

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'continuous' in Adjectives Frequency: #484

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of continuous in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of continuous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of continuous in a Sentence

  1. Santitarn Sathirathai:

    When you look at the context of the continuous decline, you see there is a structural competitiveness problem that has been eroding Thailand.

  2. The Sports Ministry:

    Solving it requires a consolidation of efforts aimed at a continuous improvement of the anti-doping system by all interested parties.

  3. Supreme Court:

    Ongoing threat assessments show evolving risks that require continuous protection, additional funding would provide for contract positions, eventually transitioning to full-time employees, that will augment capabilities of the Supreme Court police force and allow it to accomplish its protective mission.

  4. The IEA:

    The continuous pressure from shale gas in the United States, stronger climate policies, and especially, the overcapacity and slowdown in China all contribute to the oversupply. This glut will be even more acute if a peak coal demand in China becomes real.

  5. Kajetan Chrapkiewicz:

    We need better data on what’s actually beneath these volcanoes, continuous monitoring systems would allow us to have a better estimation of when an eruption might occur. With these systems, we would likely know about an eruption a few days before it happens, and people would be able to evacuate and stay safe.

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