CONTINUOUS


Meaning of CONTINUOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈtin-yü-əs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin continuus, from continēre to hold together — more at contain

Date: 1673

1. : marked by uninterrupted extension in space, time, or sequence

2. of a function : having the property that the absolute value of the numerical difference between the value at a given point and the value at any point in a neighborhood of the given point can be made as close to zero as desired by choosing the neighborhood small enough

Synonyms: see continual

• con·tin·u·ous·ly adverb

• con·tin·u·ous·ness noun

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