continuity

noun

1. 1

   Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.

   “Considerable continuity of attention is needed to read German philosophy.”

2. 2

   A characteristic property of a continuous function.

3. 3

   A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.

4. 4

   Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.

5. 5

   The announcements and messages inserted by the broadcaster between programmes.