Continuity

//ˌkɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ɪ.ti// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time. countable, uncountable

    "While troubleshooting the heating and cooling system, we found a lack of continuity in a circuit that is normally closed."

  2. 2
    the property of a continuous and connected period of time wordnet
  3. 3
    A characteristic property of a continuous function. uncountable

    "The definition of a continuous function assumes that the function is already defined for x = a. If this is not the case, however, it is sometimes possible to assign such a value to the function for x = a that the condition of continuity shall be satisfied."

  4. 4
    a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot wordnet
  5. 5
    A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories. countable, uncountable

    "In “Treehouse Of Horror” episodes, the rules aren’t just different—they don’t even exist. If writers want Homer to kill Flanders or for a segment to end with a marriage between a woman and a giant ape, they can do so without worrying about continuity or consistency or fans griping that the gang is behaving out of character."

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  1. 6
    uninterrupted connection or union wordnet
  2. 7
    Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions. uncountable
  3. 8
    The announcements and messages inserted by the broadcaster between programmes. uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French continuité, from Latin continuitas. By surface analysis, continu(e) + -ity.

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