continuity

con·ti·nu·i·ty

noun

The definition of continuity refers to something occurring in an uninterrupted state, or on a steady and ongoing basis.

When you are always there for your child to listen to him and care for him every single day, this is an example of a situation where you give your child a sense of continuity.

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continuity

noun

pl. -·ties

the state or quality of being continuous; connectedness; coherence
a continuous flow, series, or succession; unbroken, coherent whole
continuous duration
1. the practice of creating and maintaining a smooth and continuous plan or record of the physical details of a film, TV program, etc.
2. a script that contains such details
a series of comments or announcements connecting the parts of a radio or TV program
the script or story of a comic strip
Film smooth and matching transitions from one shot or sequence to the next

Origin of continuity

Old French continuite from Classical Latin continuitas

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continuity

noun

pl. con·ti·nu·i·ties

The state or quality of being continuous.
An uninterrupted succession or flow; a coherent whole.
a. A detailed script or scenario consulted to avoid discrepancies from shot to shot in a film, allowing the various scenes to be shot out of order.
b. Spoken matter serving to link parts of a radio or television program so that no break occurs.

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural continuities)

Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
Considerable continuity of attention is needed to read German philosophy.
(uncountable, mathematics) A characteristic property of a continuous function.
A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a story series are accounted for in present stories.

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