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Webster 1913 Edition
Continued
Con-tin′ued
,p.
p.
& Adj.
Having extension of time, space, order of events, exertion of energy, etc.; extended; protracted; uninterrupted; also, resumed after interruption; extending through a succession of issues, session, etc.;
“Continued woe.” as, a
. continued
storyJenyns.
“Continued succession.” Locke.
Continued bass
(Mus.)
, a bass continued through an entire piece of music, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures beneath the bass; the same as thorough bass or figured bass; basso continuo.
[It.] – Continued fever
(Med.)
, a fever which presents no interruption in its course.
– Continued fraction
(Math.)
, a fraction whose numerator is 1, and whose denominator is a whole number plus a fraction whose numerator is 1 and whose denominator is a whole number, plus a fraction, and so on.
– Continued proportion
(Math.)
, a proportion composed of two or more equal ratios, in which the consequent of each preceding ratio is the same with the antecedent of the following one; as, 4 : 8 : 8 : 16 :: 16 : 32.
Webster 1828 Edition
Continued
CONTINUED
, pp.1.
Drawn out; protracted; produced; extended in length; extended without interruption.2.
a. Extended in time without intermission; proceeding without cessation; unceasing; as a continued fever, which abates but never entirely intermits. A continued base is performed through the whole piece.Continued proportion, in arithmetic, is where the consequent of the first ratio is the same with the antecedent of the second, as 4 : 8 : : 8 : 16, in contradistinction from discrete proportion.