continuity

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Synonyms: contiguity, concinnity, continuing, confinity, continuate, continuality

Antonyms: contiguity, concinnity, continuing, confinity, continuate, continuality

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Noun

1. Lack of [[interruption]] or [[disconnection]]; the quality of being [[continuous]] in space or time.
2. {{senseid|en|mathematical property}}{{lb|en|uncountable|mathematics}} A characteristic property of a [[continuous function]].
3. {{lb|en|uncountable|narratology}} A [[narrative]] device in [[episodic]] [[fiction]] where previous and/or future events in a [[series]] of [[story|stories]] are accounted for in present stories.
4. {{lb|en|countable|narratology}} A [[canon]]; one specific fictional universe within a [[multiverse]].
5. {{lb|en|uncountable|film}} [[consistency|Consistency]] between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.
6. {{lb|en|uncountable|radio|television}} The [[announcement]]s and [[message]]s inserted by the [[broadcaster]] between [[programme]]s.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|UK|chiefly|politics}} Being the [[successor]] to a no longer [[extant]] [[organization]], operating under the same name and usually claiming to be the same entity.

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