GCSE Mathematics · key term

Continuous quantity

Definition

A quantity that can take any value within a range, such as length, time or mass.

Used by OCR

Specification 4.01c · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)

A continuous quantity, such as a length, can take any value in an interval.
Revise: Error Intervals and Bounds

1
For a rounded continuous quantity, include the lower bound but exclude the upper bound: use $\leq$ on the left and $<$ on the right.

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GCSE Mathematics · key term

A quantity that can take any value within a range, such as length, time or mass.

Used by OCR

Specification 4.01c · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)

A continuous quantity, such as a length, can take any value in an interval.
Revise: Error Intervals and Bounds

1
For a rounded continuous quantity, include the lower bound but exclude the upper bound: use $\leq$ on the left and $<$ on the right.

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