continuity

continuità

Il proseguire senza interruzioni o il mantenere un collegamento nel tempo o nello spazio.

In inglese semplice: The state of continuing without a break or staying connected over time or space.

• We need continuity in our work.
• The new manager maintained continuity during the change.
• The electrician tested the wire for continuity.

Come si usa: continuity of something (The clinic aims to ensure continuity of care.); continuity between things (There is continuity between the old system and the new one.)

Sinonimi: connectedness

Contrari: discontinuity

Espressioni comuni: continuity of care, maintain continuity, ensure continuity

continuità

Coerenza dei dettagli tra scene di un film o programma che mostrano gli stessi eventi.

In inglese semplice: Consistency in details between parts of a film or programme that show the same events.

• That scene has a continuity error.
• Someone checks continuity during filming.
• His changing hairstyle caused continuity problems between the shots.

Sinonimi: consistency

Espressioni comuni: continuity error, check continuity, continuity problems

continuità

Proprietà di una funzione matematica i cui valori non presentano salti improvvisi o interruzioni.

In inglese semplice: The property of a mathematical function having no sudden jumps or breaks in its values.

• Prove the continuity of this function.
• The graph helps us check continuity at zero.
• Continuity alone does not guarantee that a function has a derivative.

Come si usa: continuity at a point (We checked continuity at the point where the two curves meet.)

Contrari: discontinuity

Espressioni comuni: continuity of something, prove continuity, continuity at something