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continuous
Overview of adj continuous
The adj continuous has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (18) continuous, uninterrupted -- (continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks")
2. (4) continuous -- (of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity)
Grep of noun continuous
continuous receiver watch
continuous tense
continuousness
Antonyms of adj continuous
2 senses of continuous
Sense 1
continuous (vs. discontinuous), uninterrupted
discontinuous (vs. continuous), noncontinuous
=> disrupted
=> disjunct
Sense 2
continuous (vs. discontinuous)
discontinuous (vs. continuous)
Similarity of adj continuous
2 senses of continuous
Sense 1
continuous (vs. discontinuous), uninterrupted
=> around-the-clock, day-and-night, nonstop, round-the-clock
=> ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting
=> continual
=> dogging, persisting
=> endless
=> free burning, sustained
=> straight, consecutive
=> sustained
Also See> unbroken#1
Sense 2
continuous (vs. discontinuous)
Pertainyms of adj continuous
Attributes of adj continuous
1 of 2 senses of continuous
Sense 1
continuous (vs. discontinuous), uninterrupted
=> continuity, persistence
Domain of adj continuous
1 of 2 senses of continuous
Sense 2
continuous (vs. discontinuous)
TOPIC>(noun) mathematics#1, math#1, maths#1
Domain Terms of adj continuous
Familiarity of adj continuous
continuous used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj continuous
continuous
discontinuous
noncontinuous
Grep of adv continuous
continuously
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