Continuity

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Continuity or continuous may refer to:

• Continuity (mathematics), the opposing concept to discreteness; common examples include
  • Continuous probability distribution or random variable in probability and statistics
  • Continuous game, a generalization of games used in game theory
  • Law of continuity, a heuristic principle of Gottfried Leibniz
  • Limit of a function which relies entirely on the concepts of continuity and discontinuity
• Continuous function, in particular:
  • Continuity (topology), a generalization to functions between topological spaces
  • Scott continuity, for functions between posets
  • Continuity (set theory), for functions between ordinals
  • Continuity (category theory), for functors
  • Graph continuity, for payoff functions in game theory
• Continuity theorem may refer to one of two results:
  • Lévy's continuity theorem, on random variables
  • Kolmogorov continuity theorem, on stochastic processes
• In geometry:
  • Parametric continuity, for parametrised curves
  • Geometric continuity, a concept primarily applied to the conic sections and related shapes
• In probability theory
  • Continuous stochastic process

• Continuity equations applicable to conservation of mass, energy, momentum, electric charge and other conserved quantities
• Continuity test for an unbroken electrical path in an electronic circuit or connector
• In materials science:
  • a colloidal system, consists of a dispersed phase evenly intermixed with a continuous phase
  • a continuous wave, an electromagnetic wave of constant amplitude and frequency

• Continuity (broadcasting), messages played by broadcasters between programs
• Continuity editing, a form of film editing that combines closely related shots into a sequence highlighting plot points or consistencies
• Continuity (fiction), consistency of plot elements, such as characterization, location, and costuming, within a work of fiction (this is a mass noun)
• Continuity (setting), one of several similar but distinct fictional universes in a broad franchise of related works (this is a count noun)
• "Continuity" or continuity script, the precursor to a film screenplay

• Continuity (Apple), a set of features introduced by Apple
• Continuity of operations (disambiguation)
• Continuous and progressive aspects in linguistics
• Continuous (horse)
• Business continuity
• Health care continuity

• Continuum (disambiguation)
• Contiguity (disambiguation)

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