continuant

Etymology

continue + -ant

noun

  1. (phonetics) A linguistic sound other than a stop.
  2. (mathematics) A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix.
    As a further point of clarification, notice that (C0) does not characterize a criterion for determining whether a continuant x of kind K that exists at t 1 is identical to a continuant y of kind K that exists at t 2 . July 18, 2007, Thomas Sattig, “Identity in 4D”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 2, →DOI
  3. (ontology) An endurant.

adj

  1. Continuing; prolonged; sustained.
    a continuant sound

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