The continuous flow of the river carved a deep canyon over millions of years, exposing ancient rock layers.
河流的持续流动在数百万年间切蚀出深邃的峡谷，暴露了古老的岩层。
A tutor claims that test scores increase continuously the more a student sleeps.
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In a laboratory experiment, plants grown under intermittent light exposure—several short light periods separated by darkness—produced more biomass than genetically identical plants grown under a single continuous light period of the same total duration.
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A workplace consultant claims that productivity increases continuously the more natural light an employee receives.
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Which choice best defines “continuous”?
B — Unbroken, constant. “continuous” means unbroken, constant.
Which word means “unbroken, constant”?
C — continuous. “continuous” means unbroken, constant.
continuous — unbroken, constant. In Chinese: 连续的.
continuous is pronounced /kənˈtɪnjuəs/.
The continuous flow of the river carved a deep canyon over millions of years, exposing ancient rock layers. (河流的持续流动在数百万年间切蚀出深邃的峡谷，暴露了古老的岩层。)
uninterrupted, constant, ceaseless — all close in meaning to continuous (unbroken, constant).
intermittent, broken — each the opposite of continuous (unbroken, constant).
Yes. continuous is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
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