continuity

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Theater Technical

n. making sure that details like clothes and hair stay the same between different shots in a movie.

n. the maintenance of consistency between different shots in a film or television production to avoid logical or visual errors.

“There was a continuity error in the scene where the actor's glass was suddenly full again.”

“The script supervisor is responsible for monitoring continuity, ensuring that props and costumes remain identical across multiple takes filmed weeks apart.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Informal

n. the history and rules of a story world that writers must follow in sequels or new episodes.

n. the internal logic and established history of a fictional universe, especially in episodic or serialised media.

“Fans complained when the new movie ignored the continuity of the original books.”

“Maintaining narrative continuity becomes increasingly difficult for writers as a franchise expands into multiple spin-offs and prequels.”

C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun British English · Technical

n. the short announcements or ads shown between different television programmes.

n. the announcements, advertisements, and promotional material inserted by a broadcaster between scheduled programmes.

“The continuity announcer told us what was coming up next on the channel.”

“During the technical failure, the continuity department had to play emergency music until the live broadcast could be restored.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Mathematics Academic · Technical

n. a property of a line or function that has no breaks or jumps.

n. the property of a function such that a small change in the input results in a small change in the output, without abrupt jumps.

“The teacher explained the continuity of the curve on the graph.”

“The theorem requires the assumption of continuity across the entire interval to prove that a solution exists.”