Continuity vs Dependence - What's the difference?
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Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
(uncountable, mathematics) A characteristic property of a continuous function.
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A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a story series are accounted for in present stories.
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The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.
Continuity is a related term of dependence.
As nouns the difference between continuity and dependence
is that continuity is lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time while dependence is the state of being dependent, of relying upon another.continuity
English
Noun
- Considerable continuity of attention is needed to read German philosophy.
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Antonyms
* discontinuityDerived terms
* discontinuity * sequential continuity * uniform continuitydependence
English
Noun
(en noun)- He had a deep dependence on her for guidance.
- Her dependence on cocaine led to her ruin.
