# Continuous (GaussianGenerator)

The [Continuous](https://docs.tonic.ai/app/generation/generators/generator-reference/continuous) generator generates a continuous distribution to fit the underlying data.

## Link object structure <a href="#generator-api-continuous-link-object" id="generator-api-continuous-link-object"></a>

The Continuous generator supports linking. It cannot be made consistent, but you can configure differential privacy.

The `metadata` object is populated from the [`BaseMetadata`](https://app.tonic.ai/apidocs/index.html#/models/BaseMetadata) object.

The Continuous generator does support partitioning, which is configured in the [`partitions` object outside of the `links` object](https://docs.tonic.ai/app/api/quick-start-guide/tonic-api-generator-assignment-structure#tonic-api-generator-partition-column-list).

There is no generator-specific configuration.

```json
{
  "schema": "string",
  "table": "string",
  "column": "string",
  "path": "string",  //JSON fields only
  "dataType": "string",  //MongoDB, Amazon DynamoDB, and JSON fields only
  "metadata": {
    "presetId": "string",
    "generatorId": "GaussianGenerator",
    "isDifferentiallyPrivate": boolean,
    "encryptionProcessor": "x-on", //To use configured Structural data encryption
    "customValueProcessor": "string" //If custom value processor applied
  }
}
```

## Example replacement <a href="#generator-api-continuous-replacement" id="generator-api-continuous-replacement"></a>

In this example replacement for the Continuous generator, differential privacy is enabled. The `capital-gain` column is partitioned by the `native-country` and `income` columns.

```json
{
  "name": "capital-gain",
  "schema": "public",
  "table": "user-income",
  "links": [
    {
      "schema": "public",
      "table": "user-income",
      "column": "capital-gain",
      "metadata": {
        "presetId": "GaussianGenerator",
        "generatorId": "GaussianGenerator",
        "isDifferentiallyPrivate": true
      }
    }
  ],
  "partitions": [
    "native-country",
    "income"
  ]
}
```


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