continuities

Noun

continuity (countable and uncountable, plural continuities)

1. Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
   • While troubleshooting the heating and cooling system, we found a lack of continuity in a circuit that is normally closed.
2. (uncountable) A characteristic property of a continuous function.
   • The definition of a continuous function assumes that the function is already defined for x = a. If this is not the case, however, it is sometimes possible to assign such a value to the function for x = a that the condition of continuity shall be satisfied.1911, William Anthony Granville, Elements of the Differential and Integral Calculus
3. (uncountable) A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.
   • In “Treehouse Of Horror” episodes, the rules aren’t just different—they don’t even exist. If writers want Homer to kill Flanders or for a segment to end with a marriage between a woman and a giant ape, they can do so without worrying about continuity or consistency or fans griping that the gang is...2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
4. (countable) A canon; one specific fictional universe within a multiverse.
   • At a live filmed announcement at Midtown Comics in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso and executive editor Tom Brevoort announced a new status quo for the Marvel Universe, with worlds colliding to form a mish-mash of continuities that will be the setting for all...2025 January 20, Andrew Wheeler, “Marvel Confirms A Convergence Of Universes In 'Secret Wars'”, in Comics Alliance
5. (uncountable) Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.
6. (uncountable) The announcements and messages inserted by the broadcaster between programmes.

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