What does Continuity mean?
Definitions for Continuity
ˌkɒn tnˈu ɪ ti, -tnˈyucon·ti·nu·ity
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Princeton's WordNet
continuitynoun
uninterrupted connection or union
continuitynoun
a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot
continuity, persistencenoun
the property of a continuous and connected period of time
Wiktionary
continuitynoun
Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
Considerable continuity of attention is needed to read German philosophy.
continuitynoun
A characteristic property of a continuous function.
continuitynoun
A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a story series are accounted for in present stories.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Continuitynoun
Etymology: continuitas, Latin.
It is certain, that in all bodies there is an appetite of union, and evitation of solution of continuity. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.
After the great lights there must be great shadows, which we call reposes, because in reality the sight would be tired, if it were attracted by a continuity of glittering objects. Dryd.
It wraps itself about the flame, and by its continuity hinders any air or nitre from coming. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.
As in the natural body a wound or solution of continuity is worse than a corrupt humour, so in the spiritual. Francis Bacon, Essays.
The solid parts may be contracted by dissolving their continuity; for a fibre, cut through, contracts itself. Arbuthnot.
ChatGPT
continuity
Continuity, in the mathematical sense, refers to a property of a function where there are no breaks, jumps, or gaps within a given interval. A function f(x) is said to be continuous at a point x=a if the following three conditions are met: 1) f(a) is defined, 2) the limit of f(x) as x approaches a exists, and 3) the limit of f(x) as x approaches a is equal to f(a). The function is said to be continuous on an interval if it is continuous at every point in that interval. If it is continuous for all real numbers, we say the function is continuously everywhere.
Webster Dictionary
Continuitynoun
the state of being continuous; uninterupted connection or succession; close union of parts; cohesion; as, the continuity of fibers
Etymology: [L. continuitas: cf. F. continuit. See Continuous.]
Wikidata
Continuity
In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of people, plot, objects, and places seen by the reader or viewer over some period of time. It is relevant to several media. Continuity is particularly a concern in the production of film and television due to the difficulty of rectifying an error in continuity after shooting has wrapped up. It also applies to other art forms, including novels, comics, and video games, though usually on a smaller scale. Most productions have a script supervisor on hand whose job is to pay attention to and attempt to maintain continuity across the chaotic and typically non-linear production shoot. This takes the form of a large amount of paperwork, photographs, and attention to and memory of large quantities of detail, some of which is sometimes assembled into the story bible for the production. It usually regards factors both with-in the scene and often even technical details including meticulous records of camera positioning and equipment settings. The use of a Polaroid camera was standard but has since been replaced by the advent of digital cameras. All of this is done so that ideally all related shots can match, despite perhaps parts being shot thousands of miles and several months apart. It is a less conspicuous job, though, because if done perfectly, no one will ever notice.
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The numerical value of Continuity in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
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The numerical value of Continuity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Continuity in a Sentence
I don’t see how you give him anything but good reviews, when you think about replacing Powell with someone else, that lack of continuity would spark concerns in the marketplace.
Treasury Minister Andrzej Czerwinski:
A plan for a fund was drawn up, which will be created by energy companies and other financial entities, which have been tasked to present by tomorrow a way of obtaining cash capital necessary to maintain continuity in the mines.
Is there a possibility -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan've heard the political rhetoric -- that Turkey could move into northeast Syria ? There is that possibility. I don't believe that that would be helpful to our mutual interests, and I think that's why we're so focused on finding an acceptable way to address Turkey's concerns and at the same time maintain campaign continuity against ISIS in northeast Syria.
Stop compromising important national security interests to score partisan political points, if there is one area of bipartisan agreement, it's on the threat from China's communist party. There is a heck of a lot more continuity than change in the Trump and Biden administrations there.
If you’re going to run an agency as huge as the IRS, you need time and continuity to make improvements, so the distinction was made as an administrative leadership management position as opposed to a policy position.
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- непрекъснатостBulgarian
- continuïtatCatalan, Valencian
- spojitostCzech
- kontinuitetDanish
- Kontinuität, StetigkeitGerman
- continuidadSpanish
- پیوستگیPersian
- yhtäjaksoisuus, jatkuvuusFinnish
- continuitéFrench
- המשכיותHebrew
- continuitàItalian
- continuitas, continuum,Latin
- tolydumasLithuanian
- kontinuitetNorwegian
- continuïteitDutch
- kontinuitetNorwegian Nynorsk
- ciągłośćPolish
- continuidadePortuguese
- continuitateRomanian
- неразры́вность, непреры́вностьRussian
- kontinuitetSwedish
- devamlılık, süreklilikTurkish
- تسلسلUrdu
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