Continuous Variable
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A continuous variable is a numerical variable which has any possible value.
About Continuous Variables
- Continuous variables may have any number of significant figures or decimal places.
Examples
- The height of different types of animal: The height of the animals is a continuous variable.
- The temperature change during a reaction: The temperature at any point in time may have any number of significant figures so it is a continuous variable.
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A continuous variable is a numerical variable which has any possible value.
About Continuous Variables
- Continuous variables may have any number of significant figures or decimal places.
Examples
- The height of different types of animal: The height of the animals is a continuous variable.
- The temperature change during a reaction: The temperature at any point in time may have any number of significant figures so it is a continuous variable.
References
AQA
- Continuous variables, page 144, GCSE Chemistry, Hodder, AQA
- Continuous variables, page 18, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
- Continuous variables, page 241, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
- Continuous variables, page 264, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Continuous variables, pages 260, 277, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA