continuity
Americannoun
plural
continuities-
the state or quality of being continuous.
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a continuous or connected whole.
- Synonyms:
- progression, flow
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a motion-picture scenario giving the complete action, scenes, etc., in detail and in the order in which they are to be shown on the screen.
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the spoken part of a radio or television script that serves as introductory or transitional material on a nondramatic program.
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Mathematics. the property of a continuous function.
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Usually continuities. sets of merchandise, as dinnerware or encyclopedias, given free or sold cheaply by a store to shoppers as a sales promotion.
noun
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logical sequence, cohesion, or connection
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a continuous or connected whole
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the comprehensive script or scenario of detail and movement in a film or broadcast
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the continuous projection of a film, using automatic rewind
Other Word Forms
- noncontinuity noun
Etymology
Origin of continuity
1375–1425; late Middle English continuite < Anglo-French < Latin continuitās, equivalent to continu ( us ) continuous + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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"Strategy, culture, planning, and continuity are critical to success in any organisation - and a football club is no different."
From BBC
In a World Cup year, it might have been wiser to seek continuity and revamp later.
From BBC
They will react to stress on the nodes that keep its economy functioning: secure communications, continuity of government, ports and logistics hubs, undersea cables, satellite links, supply chains, and financial systems.
From Barron's
They will react to stress on the nodes that keep its economy functioning: secure communications, continuity of government, ports and logistics hubs, undersea cables, satellite links, supply chains, and financial systems.
From Barron's
I wasn’t comfortable with that for business continuity, for geopolitical and other reasons like responsiveness to consumer demand.
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