continuity

English

/ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːəti/, /ˌkɑntɪˈn(j)uːəti/

noun
Definitions
  • Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
  • (uncountable) A characteristic property of a continuous function.
  • (narratology) A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.
  • (uncountable) Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.
  • (uncountable) The announcements and messages inserted by the broadcaster between programmes.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French continuité borrowed from Latin continuitas.

Origin

Latin

continuitas

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