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Phrases 49
- continuous functiona function whose value at any point in its domain is equal its limit at the same point
- Continuous Improvement
- present continuousA tense that describes an ongoing action in the present. In English it is formed by use of a form of be with a present participle.
- past continuousA tense used to describe actions and states continued in the past.
- continuous integrationThe practice of merging all branches to a shared mainline several times a day.
- continuous trackA track in the form of a metal or flexible belt fitted around a number of wheels to engage the substrate, giving a broader contact with the ground surface, and accordingly to maximise traction and reduce any tendency to sink surfaces …
- Continuous process
- continuous deliveryAn approach where teams produce software in short cycles, ensuring that the software can be reliably released at any time.
- continuous variableA variable that has a continuous distribution function, such as temperature.
- uniformly continuousThat for every real ε > 0 there exists a real δ > 0 such that for all pairs of points x and y in X for which D_X(x,y)<δ, it must be the case that D_Y(f(x),f(y))<ϵ (where D_X and D_Y are the metrics of X and Y, respectively).
- present perfect continuousA tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing at the present time, started in the past. In English it is formed by using have been with a present participle.
- future perfect continuousA tense used to express an ongoing action completed after some time in the future; in English formed by use of will have been (or shall have been) and a present participle.
- continuous aspectA grammatical aspect that expresses the state of the subject that is continuing the action.
- continuous functionsplural of continuous function: a function whose value at any point in its domain is equal its limit at the same point
- continuous phaseThe fluid phase of a colloid within which solid or fluid particles are distributed
- continuous shotSynonym of long take: A single, continuous shot that lasts for an unusually long duration without any cuts.
- continuous takeSynonym of long take: A single, continuous shot that lasts for an unusually long duration without any cuts.
- continuous timeA framework which views variables as having a particular value only for an infinitesimally short amount of time.
- continuous variablesplural of continuous variable: A variable that has a continuous distribution function, such as temperature.
- continuous waveAn electromagnetic wave of constant amplitude and frequency, typically a sine wave, that for mathematical analysis is considered to be of infinite duration.
- future continuousA tense used to express an ongoing action in the future. In English it is formed by use of will be (or shall be) and a present participle.
- Scott-continuousGiven two partially ordered sets P and Q, a function f: P → Q between them is Scott-continuous if it preserves all directed suprema.
- past perfect continuousA tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing up to a certain time in the past. In English it is formed by using had been with a present participle.
- lower semi-continuousSuch that, for each fixed number, the subspace of points whose images are at most that number is closed.
- upper semi-continuousSuch that, for each fixed number, the subspace of points whose images are at least that number is closed.
Compound words 12
- OxyContinA brand name for a controlled-release form of oxycodone, a synthetic analgesic drug.
- bicontinuoushomeomorphic
- equicontinuousSuch that all members are continuous, with equal variation in a given neighborhood.
- hemicontinuousHaving the property that if a sequence of points in the domain of a function converges to a point L, then either the sequence of sets that are the images of those points contains a sequence that converges to a point that is in the image of …
- pseudocontinuousApparently continuous (but actually discrete)
- quasicontinuousHaving some characteristics of a continuous function, system etc
- subcontinuousNearly continuous, but with slight interruptions.
- uncontinuousNot continuous.
- discontinuoushaving breaks or interruptions; intermittent
- semicontinuous(of a function) That it is continuous almost everywhere, except at certain points at which it is either upper semi-continuous or lower semi-continuous.