the continous charge distruibtion at least has one nonzero dimension?What is the difference between continous and discrete charge distribution and how is this related to the concept of discrete and continous quantities?

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The charge distributions we have seen so far have been discrete: made up of individual point particles. This is in contrast with a continuous charge distribution, which has at least one nonzero dimension.

I was reading this and feel a little confused I know what both discrete and continous quantities mean continous quantities are like mass, distance, which can take a continous range of values. 

My question: what is does "the continous charge distruibtion at least has one nonzero dimension?What is the difference between continous and discrete charge distribution and how is this related to the concept of discrete and continous quantities? 

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