continuous

/kənˈtɪnjuəs/
adjective
  1. Happening or existing without a break or interruption.
    • The river flows in a continuous stream from the mountains to the sea.
    • She has been in continuous pain since the accident.
    • The continuous noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate.
  2. Forming an unbroken series or sequence.
    • The teacher drew a continuous line on the board without lifting the chalk.
    • The fence formed a continuous barrier around the property.
    • The data shows a continuous increase in temperature over the last decade.
  3. (of a function or curve) having no breaks or gaps; able to be drawn without lifting the pen.
    • The mathematician proved that the curve is continuous at every point.
    • The graph of a continuous line can be drawn without lifting your pencil.
    • In calculus, a continuous function has no sudden jumps.
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