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Continuity
Pronunciation : Con`ti*nu"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. continuitas: cf. F. continuit. See Continuous.]
Definition : Defn: the state of being continuous; uninterupted connection or succession; close union of parts; cohesion; as, the continuity of fibers. Grew. The sight would be tired, if it were attracted by a continuity of glittering objects. Dryden. Law of continuity (Math. & Physics), the principle that nothing passes from one state to another without passing through all the intermediate states. -- Solution of continuity. (Math.) See under Solution.
pl. Continuities.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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