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continuous [kənˈtɪnjʊəs] adj 1. prolonged without interruption; unceasing a continuous noise 2. in an unbroken series or pattern 3. (Mathematics) Maths (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 [2] See also limit [5] 4. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) 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 [3] 5. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar another word for progressive [8] [from Latin continuus, from continēre to hold together, contain] continuously adv continuousness n Usage: Both continual and continuous can be used to say that something continues without interruption, but only continual can correctly be used to say that something keeps happening repeatedly
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continuous adjective constant, continued, extended, prolonged, unbroken, uninterrupted, unceasing Residents reported that they heard continuous gunfire. broken, periodic, passing, occasional, interrupted, intermittent, spasmodic, inconstant Translations continuous [kənˈtɪnjʊəs] A. ADJ → continuo B. CPD continuous assessment N → evaluación f continua continuous (feed) paper N → papel m continuo continuous inventory N → inventario m continuo continuous performance N (in cinema) → sesión f continua continuous stationery N → papel m continuo continuous [kənˈtɪnjʊəs] adj [process, event] → continu(e) continuous assessment, continuous performance continuous adj → dauernd, ständig, kontinuierlich (geh); line → durchgezogen, ununterbrochen; rise, movement etc → stetig, stet attr (geh), → gleichmäßig; (Math) function → stetig; to be in continuous use → ständig in Benutzung sein; a continuous stream of people → ein ununterbrochener Andrang von Menschen; a continuous stream of phone calls → eine ununterbrochene Flut von Anrufen; continuous assessment → Beurteilung f → der Leistungen während des ganzen Jahres; continuous paper (Comput) → Endlospapier nt; (pre-printed) → Endlosformular nt; continuous performance (Film) → durchgehende Vorstellung; continuous tense (Gram) → Verlaufsform f; present/past continuous (Gram) → erweitertes Präsens/Präteritum; continuous text → Fließtext m continuous [kənˈtɪnjʊəs] adj → continuo/a, ininterrotto/a continuous performance (Cine) → spettacolo continuato continuous stationery (Comput) → (carta a) moduli mpl continui continuous [kənˈtɪnjʊəs] adj → continuo/a, ininterrotto/a continuous performance (Cine) → spettacolo continuato continuous stationery (Comput) → (carta a) moduli mpl continui How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A line, on the other hand, is a continuous quantity, for it is possible to find a common boundary at which its parts join. An action which is one and continuous in the sense above defined, I call Simple, when the change of fortune takes place without Reversal of the Situation and without Recognition. But, as it is not unreasonable to suppose that I may have held its threads with a more continuous attention than anyone else can have given them during its desultory publication, it is not unreasonable to ask that the weaving may be looked at in its completed state, and with the pattern finished. |
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