continuum

[ kuhn-tin-yoo-uhm ]

noun

, plural con·tin·u·a [k, uh, n-, tin, -yoo-, uh].

1. a continuous extent, series, or whole.
2. Mathematics.
   1. a set of elements such that between any two of them there is a third element.
   2. the set of all real numbers.
   3. any compact, connected set containing at least two elements.

continuum

/ kənˈtɪnjʊəm /

noun

1. a continuous series or whole, no part of which is perceptibly different from the adjacent parts

Word History and Origins

Origin of continuum¹

1640–50; < Latin, noun use of neuter of continuus continuous

Word History and Origins

Origin of continuum¹

C17: from Latin, neuter of continuus continuous

Related Words

• continuity