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
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Constant as an adjective:
Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
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Constant as an adjective:
Consistently recurring over time; persistent.
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Constant as an adjective:
Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.
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Constant as an adjective:
Firm; solid; not fluid.
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Constant as an adjective (obsolete):
Consistent; logical.
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Constant as a noun:
That which is permanent or invariable.
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Constant as a noun (algebra):
A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion.
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Constant as a noun (science):
Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.
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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.
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Continuous as an adjective:
Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption
Examples:
"synonyms: nonstop"
"a continuous current of electricity"
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Continuous as an adjective:
Without intervening space; continued
Examples:
"synonyms: protracted extended"
"a continuous line of railroad"
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Continuous as an adjective (botany):
Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.
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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.
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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."
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Continuous as an adjective (grammar):
Expressing an ongoing action or state.
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Compare with synonyms and related words:
- constant vs literal
- constant vs continuous
- continual vs continuous
- continuous vs incessant
- continuous vs never-ending
- continuous vs ongoing
- continuous vs unbroken
- continuous vs unceasing
- continuous vs unending
- continuous vs uninterrupted
- connected vs continuous
- continued vs continuous
- continuous vs extended
- continuous vs protracted
- continuous vs unbroken
- broken vs continuous
- continuous vs discontinuous
- continuous vs discrete
- continuous vs intermittent
- continuous vs interrupted
- broken vs continuous
- continuous vs disconnected
- continuous vs disjoint
- continuous vs unbroken
- continuous vs discontinuous
- continuous vs stepwise