If you have a constant sweet taste in your mouth, itâs possible you have taste impairment, meaning thereâs a problem with your ability to taste. There are many reasons for taste impairment, including a nasal infection, cold, or flu.
Discrete vs. Continuous Variables. Quantitative variables can be further classified as discrete or continuous. If a variable can take on any value between its minimum value and its maximum value, it is called a continuous variable; otherwise, it is called a discrete variable.
Numeric variables may be further described as either continuous or discrete: 1  A continuous variable is a numeric variable. Observations can take any value between a certain set of real numbers. 2  A discrete variable is a numeric variable. Observations can take a value based on a count from a set of distinct whole values.