Main Entry:

con·tin·u·ous

Pronunciation:

\kən-ˈtin-yü-əs\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Latin continuus, from continēre to hold together — more at contain

Date:

1673

1: marked by uninterrupted extension in space, time, or sequence2of a function : having the property that the absolute value of the numerical difference between the value at a given point and the value at any point in a neighborhood of the given point can be made as close to zero as desired by choosing the neighborhood small enough

synonyms see continual

— con·tin·u·ous·ly adverb

— con·tin·u·ous·ness noun