ovine (comparative more ovine, superlative most ovine) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or being a sheep. 1992, Colin Tudge, Last Animals at the Zoo: How Mass Extinction Can be Stopped, page 175 Thus, in general, cattle sperm are reasonably robust, but sheep much less so.
A continuous function allows the x-values to be ANY points in the interval, including fractions, decimals, and irrational values. A discrete function allows the x-values to be only certain points in the interval, usually only integers or whole numbers.: Graph the continuous function: y = x 2 for all Reals.
Continuous. We can imagine half of that distance, or a third, or a fourth, and so on. c) A bag of apples. Discrete. d) Applesauce. Continuous! e) A dozen eggs. Discrete. f) 60 minutes. Continuous. Our idea of time, like our idea of distance, is that there is no smallest unit. g) Pearls on a necklace. Discrete. h) The area of a circle.