The difference between Constant and Continuous

When used as adjectives, constant means unchanged through time or space, whereas continuous means without stopping.


Constant is also noun with the meaning: that which is permanent or invariable.

check bellow for the other definitions of Constant and Continuous

  1. Constant as an adjective:

    Unchanged through time or space; permanent.

  2. Constant as an adjective:

    Consistently recurring over time; persistent.

  3. Constant as an adjective:

    Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.

  4. Constant as an adjective:

    Firm; solid; not fluid.

  5. Constant as an adjective (obsolete):

    Consistent; logical.

  1. Constant as a noun:

    That which is permanent or invariable.

  2. Constant as a noun (algebra):

    A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion.

  3. Constant as a noun (science):

    Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.

  4. Constant as a noun (computing):

    An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.

  1. Continuous as an adjective:

    Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption

    Examples:

    "synonyms: nonstop"

    "a continuous current of electricity"

  2. Continuous as an adjective:

    Without intervening space; continued

    Examples:

    "synonyms: protracted extended"

    "a continuous line of railroad"

  3. Continuous as an adjective (botany):

    Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.

  4. Continuous as an adjective (analysis, of a [[function]]):

    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.

  5. Continuous as an adjective (mathematics, more generally, of a function between two [[topological space]]s):

    Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).

    Examples:

    "Each continuous function from the real line to the rationals is constant, since the rationals are totally disconnected."

  6. Continuous as an adjective (grammar):

    Expressing an ongoing action or state.