Continuity

n.

1.

the state of being continuous; uninterrupted connection or succession; close union of parts; cohesion; as, the continuity of fibers. The sight would be tired, if it were attracted by a continuity of glittering objects. - Dryden. Law of continuity (Math. & Physics) the principle that nothing passes from one state to another without passing through all the intermediate states. Solution of continuity (Math.) See under Solution.

Noun	1.	continuity - uninterrupted connection or union Antonyms: discontinuity - lack of connection of continuity
	2.	continuity - a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot
	3.	continuity - the property of a continuous and connected period of time Synonyms: persistence

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