continuous vs temporary

continuous

adj
  • Without intervening space; continued. 

  • Expressing an ongoing action or state. 

  • Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated. 

  • Such that, for every x in the domain, for each small open interval D about f(x), there's an interval containing x whose image is in D. 

  • Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption. 

  • Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function). 

temporary

adj
  • Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time. 

  • Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral. 

noun
  • A temporary variable. 

  • One serving for a limited time; short-term employee. 

How often have the words continuous and temporary occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )