continuity
/ˌkɑn.tɪˈn(j)u.ə.ti/ nom C1En français : continuité
- Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time. · While troubleshooting the heating and cooling system, we found a lack of continuity in a circuit that is normally closed.· Considerable continuity of attention is needed to read German philosophy.
- A characteristic property of a continuous function.
- A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.
- A canon; one specific fictional universe within a multiverse.
- Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.
- The announcements and messages inserted by the broadcaster between programmes.
Pluriel continuities
Dans la bibliothèque
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic Ocean, British scholars deliberately maintained their historical spellings as a point of cultural continuity and tradition.
Once-thriving districts were abruptly bifurcated, their deep historical continuity shattered by the imposing physical barriers of elevated overpasses and sunken trenches.
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