Continuous refers to measurements that can take any value, possibly between two limits.
Cumulative usually refers to a count "up to and including" the current value.
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Continues--present tense, third person singular form, meaning "goes on." Continuous--adjective--describes something "uninterrupted."
example for cumulative incidence(Risk)...... Number of new cases/Population at risk 28 patient in two years/1000 person at risk which means 2.8% the IR for the same example 14 patient / 1 year
A discrete random variable (RV) can only take a selected number of values whereas a continuous rv can take infinitely many.
a dot is the smallest point whereas a line can be assumed to be a collection of points or dots for eg- a dot is - " . " and a line (continuous dots) is " ................................. "