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con·tin·u·ous  (kn-tny-s)

adj.

1. Uninterrupted in time, sequence, substance, or extent. See Synonyms at continual.

2. Attached together in repeated units: a continuous form fed into a printer.

3. Mathematics Of or relating to a line or curve that extends without a break or irregularity.

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[From Latin continuus; see continue.]

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con·tinu·ous·ly adv.

con·tinu·ous·ness n.

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continuous

Adjective

1. without end: a continuous process

2. not having any breaks or gaps in it: a continuous line of boats, continuous rain [Latin continuus]

continuously adv

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  (kn-tny-s)

1. Relating to a line or curve that extends without a break or irregularity.

2. A function in which changes, however small, to any x-value result in small changes to the corresponding y-value, without sudden jumps. Technically, a function is continuous at the point c if it meets the following condition: for any positive number , however small, there exists a positive number such that for all x within the distance from c, the value of f(x) will be within the distance from f(c). Polynomials, exponential functions, and trigonometric functions are examples of continuous functions.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	continuous - 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" uninterrupted unbroken - marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence; "cars in an unbroken procession"; "the unbroken quiet of the afternoon" noncontinuous, discontinuous - not continuing without interruption in time or space; "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling"
	2.	continuous - of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement discontinuous - of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities

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continuous

adjective constant, continued, extended, prolonged, unbroken, uninterrupted, unceasing << OPPOSITE occasional

Translations

continuous [kənˈtɪnjuəs] adj → continuo;

continuous performance (CINE) → sesión f continua;

continuous stationery → papel m continuo

continuous [kənˈtɪnjuəs] adj → continu(e) → permanent(e);

(Ling) → progressif/ive;

continuous performance (Cine) → séance permanente;

continuous stationery (Comput) → papier m en continu

continuous [kənˈtɪnjuəs] continue adj → ununterbrochen;

(growth etc) → kontinuierlich;

continuous form continue (Ling) → Verlaufsform f;

continuous performance continue (Cine) → durchgehende Vorstellung f

continuous [kənˈtɪnjuəs] adj → continuo/a, ininterrotto/a;

continuous performance (CINE) → spettacolo continuato;

continuous stationery (COMPUT) → carta a moduli continui