Continuity Meaning
/ˌkɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ɪ.ti/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounLack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
nounA characteristic property of a continuous function.
Sentence Examples
There were some problems with continuity from the old administration to the new.
Continuity errors can ruin a show's immersive experience.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The historian stressed the ____ of cultural traditions across centuries was essential.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There were some problems with ____ from the old administration to the new.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French continuité, from Latin continuitas. By surface analysis, continu(e) + -ity.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Vacuum-fitted wagons are provided with complete vacuum-brake equipment; "piped" wagons have through pipes, enabling them to be marshalled in vacuum-braked trains without interrupting the continuity of the vacuum brake connections, but are not provided themselves with vacuum brake gear."
— 1946 March and April, “The Why and The Wherefore: "Fitted" and "Piped" Wagons”, in Railway Magazine, page 128:
"As on Nos. 20001-3, the motor and generator armature shafts of the new locomotive each carry a heavy flywheel to provide kinetic energy and help maintain the speed of the motor-generator set during interruptions of supply, as at breaks in the continuity of the conductor rail."
— 1959 March, “The 2,500 h.p. electric locomotives for the Kent Coast electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 123:
"With the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the College of Cardinals sent a clear message of continuity with the reformist agenda of his predecessor, Pope Francis."
— 2025 May 8, David Gibson, “The New Pope Might Be Something Like the Old Pope”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
"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."
— 1911, William Anthony Granville, Elements of the Differential and Integral Calculus:
"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."
— 2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The historian stressed the ____ of cultural traditions across centuries was essential.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There were some problems with ____ from the old administration to the new.