continuity (noun)
51High Church — noun a tradition within the Anglican Church emphasizing ritual, priestly authority, sacraments, and historical continuity with Catholic Christianity. Derivatives High Churchman noun (plural High Churchmen) …
52jump cut — noun an immediate transition from one scene to another • Hypernyms: ↑cut * * * noun : a discontinuity or acceleration in the action of a filmed scene brought about by removal of medial portions of the shot ; broadly : an abrupt transition (as in… …
53playscript — noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance • Syn: ↑script, ↑book • Derivationally related forms: ↑booklet (for: ↑book), ↑script (f …
54chain rule — noun : a mathematical rule concerning the differentiation of a function of a function (as f[u(x)]) by which under suitable conditions of continuity and differentiability one function is differentiated with respect to the second considered as an… …
55analysis — noun (plural analyses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from analyein to break up, from ana + lyein to loosen more at lose Date: 1581 1. separation of a whole into its component parts 2. a. the i …
56chain rule — noun Date: circa 1937 a mathematical rule concerning the differentiation of a function of a function (as f [u(x)]) by which under suitable conditions of continuity and differentiability one function is differentiated with respect to the second… …
57connection — noun Etymology: Latin connexion , connexio, from conectere Date: 14th century 1. the act of connecting ; the state of being connected: as a. causal or logical relation or sequence < the connection between two ideas > b …
58discontinuity — noun Date: 1570 1. lack of continuity or cohesion 2. gap 5 3. a. the property of being not mathematically continuous < a point of discontinuity > b. an instance of …
59hiatus — noun Etymology: Latin, from hiare to yawn more at yawn Date: 1563 1. a. a break in or as if in a material object ; gap < the hiatus between the theory and the practice of the party J. G. Colton > b. a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ …
60identity crisis — noun Date: 1954 1. personal psychosocial conflict especially in adolescence that involves confusion about one s social role and often a sense of loss of continuity to one s personality 2. a state of confusion in an institution or organization… …
