continuous

The definition of continuous is going on without being interrupted.

(adjective)

An example of continuous is a show that runs for 20 years.

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See continuous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. going on or extending without interruption or break; unbroken; connected
  2. Math. designating a function whose value at each point is closely approached by its values at neighboring points

Origin: L continuus: see continue

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See continuous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  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.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin continuus; see continue

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Related Forms:

  • con·tinˈu·ous·ly adverb
  • con·tinˈu·ous·ness noun

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