Continuous

Word CONTINUOUS
Character 10
Hyphenation con tin u ous
Pronunciations /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/

Definitions and meanings of "Continuous"

What do we mean by continuous?

Uninterrupted in time, sequence, substance, or extent. synonym: continual. adjective

Attached together in repeated units. adjective

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

Of or relating to a function between two topological spaces such that the preimage of any open set in the range is an open set in the domain. adjective

Characterized by continuity; not affected by disconnection of parts or interruption of sequence; having uninterrupted extent, substance, or existence; unbroken.

Unintermitted, or constantly renewed; continual.

In botany, not deviating from uniformity: the reverse of interrupted. Thus, a stem which has no joints is said to be continuous.

Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted; extended. adjective

Not deviating or varying from uninformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated. adjective

A brake which is attached to each car a train, and can be caused to operate in all the cars simultaneously from a point on any car or on the engine. adjective

See Impost. adjective

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

Without intervening space; continued; protracted; extended. adjective

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

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

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

Expressing an ongoing action or state. adjective

Continuing in time or space without interruption adjective

Of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity adjective

Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption

Without intervening space; continued

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

(of a function) Such that, for every x in the domain, for each small open interval D about f(x), there's an interval containing x whose image is in D.

(more generally, of a function between two topological spaces) Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).

(grammar) Expressing an ongoing action or state.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Continuous

The word "continuous" in example sentences

Ms. Stone uses the phrase "continuous partial attention" to describe complex multitasking. ❋ Ruth Mantell (2011)

The term continuous tone used to describe the style of singing desired is meant literally. ❋ Francis E. Howard (N/A)

The social critic Linda Stone has coined the term continuous partial attention to describe the fractured way we now focus. ❋ Tony Schwartz (2011)

In fact, radio and audio in general work really well with our increasingly multitasked lives…what someone termed continuous partial attention. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A bump overnight, a seismic shift in the earth caused by the mountain kind of settling over the mine, shifted some earth, and it damaged what they call a continuous miner. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Thursday what he described as the continuous harassment and intimidation of CUF supporters as they tried to register for the polls and then take their campaign into the countryside. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Transvaal in Pretoria on Monday handed a memorandum to the technikon council demanding an end to what they called continuous overseas visits by staff members. ❋ Unknown (1996)

He marks several stages in the growth of this style, and claims for it especially the creation of what he calls the continuous method of composition, i.e. a method by which several successive stages of the same history are depicted together in a single painting. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

We do what we call "continuous integration" on the leaderboard - as soon as your bot enters, it's an all out slugfest and you see where you are in near real time. ❋ Peter Laudati (2011)

Tabb's data covers what it calls continuous markets where trades occur electronically, including venues where prices are publicly displayed and dark pools, where they aren't. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It also has its own breed of cattle, known as RedBell, and the brand has been in continuous use since 1875. ❋ Daniel Fisher (2010)

A winner-take-all model presumes a large mega-vendor can sustain continuous innovation across all levels of a highly vertically integrated model. ❋ Ed Sperling (2010)

For those who view it as an opportunity to engage in continuous dialogue about reaching corporate goals through responsible practices, it will lead to stronger links between pay and performance. ❋ Donald Delves (2010)

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