Continual vs. Continuous
Difference Between Continual and Continuous
Continualadjective
Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
Continuousadjective
Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption
a continuous current of electricityContinualadjective
(proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
Continuousadjective
Without intervening space; continued
a continuous line of railroadContinualadjective
(proscribed) Forming a continuous series.
Continuousadjective
(botany) Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.
Continualadjective
seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series;
the continual banging of the shuttersContinuousadjective
Such that, for every x in the domain, for each small open interval D about f(x), there's an interval containing x whose image is in D.
Continualadjective
`continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)
Continuousadjective
Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).
Each continuous function from the real line to the rationals is constant, since the rationals are totally disconnected.Continuousadjective
(grammar) Expressing an ongoing action or state.
Continuousadjective
continuing in time or space without interruption;
a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of lighta continuous bout of illness lasting six monthslived in continuous feara continuous row of warehousesa continuous line has no gaps or breaks in itmoving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeksContinuousadjective
of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity
