Then's now with now's then in tense continuant. 后来是现在且现在是后来,粘连的时态。
The term" continuant" arises from a relation between this type of determinant and continued fractions. 连行列式”这一名称来自于这种类型的行列式与连分式的相互关系。
continuant
[ noun ]
consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract
<noun.communication> [ adj ]
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
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Continuant \Con*tin"u*ant\, a. Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound. -- n. A continuant sound; a letter whose sound may be prolonged.