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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Continuity \Con`ti*nu"i*ty\, n.; pl {Continuities}. [L. continuitas: cf F. continuit['e]. See {Continuous}.] the state of being continuous; uninterupted connection or succession; close union of parts cohesion; as the continuity of fibers. --Grew. 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: continuity n 1: uninterrupted connection or union [ant: {discontinuity}] 2: a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot 3: the property of a continuous and connected period of time [syn: {persistence}]
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