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Definitions for Continuous
[1] uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
[2] being in immediate connection or spatial relationship: a continuous series of blasts; a continuous row of warehouses.
[3] Grammar . progressive(def 7) .
[4] prolonged without interruption; unceasing a continuous noise
[5] in an unbroken series or pattern
[6] 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 (def. 2) See also limit (def. 5)
[7] 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 (def. 3)
[8] grammar another word for progressive (def. 8)
Words related to Continuous
extended, unceasing, steady, repeated, regular, stable, uninterrupted, unbroken, endless, continued, connected, consecutive, everlasting, interminable, perpetual, prolonged, timeless, undivided, unfaltering, looped
Words nearby Continuous
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Origin of Continuous
1635–45; < Latin continuus uninterrupted, equivalent to contin(ēre ) to hold together, retain (con- con- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold; cf. contain) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. -ous, contiguous
Words that may be confused with Continuous
continual, continuous, intermittent, (see, usage, note, at, continual)
Other words from Continuous
con·tin·u·ous·ly , adverb
con·tin·u·ous·ness , noun
non·con·tin·u·ous , adjective
non·con·tin·u·ous·ly , adverb
non·con·tin·u·ous·ness , noun
qua·si-con·tin·u·ous , adjective
qua·si-con·tin·u·ous·ly , adverb
sem·i·con·tin·u·ous , adjective
sem·i·con·tin·u·ous·ly , adverb
un·con·tin·u·ous , adjective
un·con·tin·u·ous·ly , adverb
Word origin for Continuous
C17: from Latin continuus, from continēre to hold together, contain
Synonyms for Continuous
continued, endless, extended, regular, repeated, stable, steady, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted, connected, consecutive, day and night, everlasting, for ever and ever, interminable, looped, no end of, no end to, on a treadmill, perpetual, prolonged, timeless, undivided, unfaltering