continuity

continuité

Fait de se poursuivre sans interruption ou de rester lié dans le temps ou dans l’espace.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : connectedness

Contraires : discontinuity

Expressions courantes : continuity of care, maintain continuity, ensure continuity

raccord, continuité

Cohérence des détails entre les scènes d’un film ou d’une émission qui montrent les mêmes événements.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : consistency

Expressions courantes : continuity error, check continuity, continuity problems

continuité

Propriété d’une fonction mathématique dont les valeurs ne présentent ni sauts brusques ni ruptures.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : continuity at a point (We checked continuity at the point where the two curves meet.)

Contraires : discontinuity

Expressions courantes : continuity of something, prove continuity, continuity at something