# Continuity

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'''Continuity''' or '''continuous''' may refer to:
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== Mathematics ==
* [Continuity (mathematics)](/source/Continuity_(mathematics)), the opposing concept to discreteness; common examples include
** [Continuous probability distribution](/source/Continuous_probability_distribution) or random variable in probability and statistics
** [Continuous game](/source/Continuous_game), a generalization of games used in game theory
** [Law of continuity](/source/Law_of_continuity), a heuristic principle of Gottfried Leibniz
** [Limit of a function](/source/Limit_of_a_function) which relies entirely on the concepts of continuity and discontinuity 
* [Continuous function](/source/Continuous_function), in particular:
** [Continuity (topology)](/source/Continuity_(topology)), a generalization to functions between topological spaces
** [Scott continuity](/source/Scott_continuity), for functions between posets
** [Continuity (set theory)](/source/Continuity_(set_theory)), for functions between ordinals
** [Continuity (category theory)](/source/Continuity_(category_theory)), for functors
** [Graph continuity](/source/Graph_continuity), for payoff functions in game theory
* Continuity theorem may refer to one of two results:
** [Lévy's continuity theorem](/source/L%C3%A9vy's_continuity_theorem), on random variables
** [Kolmogorov continuity theorem](/source/Kolmogorov_continuity_theorem), on stochastic processes
* In geometry:
** [Parametric continuity](/source/Parametric_continuity), for parametrised curves
** [Geometric continuity](/source/Geometric_continuity), a concept primarily applied to the conic sections and related shapes
* In probability theory
** [Continuous stochastic process](/source/Continuous_stochastic_process)

== Science ==
* [Continuity equation](/source/Continuity_equation)s applicable to conservation of mass, energy, momentum, electric charge and other conserved quantities
* [Continuity test](/source/Continuity_test) for an unbroken electrical path in an electronic circuit or connector
* In materials science:
** a [colloidal system](/source/colloid), consists of a dispersed phase evenly intermixed with a continuous phase
** a [continuous wave](/source/continuous_wave), an electromagnetic wave of constant amplitude and frequency

==Entertainment==
* [Continuity (broadcasting)](/source/Continuity_(broadcasting)), messages played by broadcasters between programs
* [Continuity editing](/source/Continuity_editing), a form of film editing that combines closely related shots into a sequence highlighting plot points or consistencies
* [Continuity (fiction)](/source/Continuity_(fiction)), consistency of plot elements, such as characterization, location, and costuming, within a work of fiction (this is a mass noun)
* [Continuity (setting)](/source/Continuity_(setting)), one of several similar but distinct fictional universes in a broad franchise of related works (this is a count noun)
* "Continuity" or [continuity script](/source/continuity_script), the precursor to a film screenplay

== Other uses ==
* [Continuity (Apple)](/source/Continuity_(Apple)), a set of features introduced by Apple
* [Continuity of operations (disambiguation)](/source/Continuity_of_operations_(disambiguation))
* [Continuous and progressive aspects](/source/Continuous_and_progressive_aspects) in linguistics
* [Continuous (horse)](/source/Continuous_(horse))
* [Business continuity](/source/Business_continuity)
* [Health care continuity](/source/Health_care_continuity)

==See also==
* [Continuum (disambiguation)](/source/Continuum_(disambiguation))
* [Contiguity (disambiguation)](/source/Contiguity_(disambiguation))

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