continuity

連続性、継続性

途中で途切れずに続くことや、時間や空間を通じてつながっていること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： 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.)

類義語： connectedness

反対語： discontinuity

よく使う表現： continuity of care, maintain continuity, ensure continuity

つながり、連続性

映画や番組で、同じ出来事を映す場面どうしの細部が一致していること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： consistency

よく使う表現： continuity error, check continuity, continuity problems

連続性

数学の関数の値に、急な飛びや途切れがないという性質。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： continuity at a point (We checked continuity at the point where the two curves meet.)

反対語： discontinuity

よく使う表現： continuity of something, prove continuity, continuity at something