continuum
[ kuhn-tin-yoo-uhm ]
/ kənˈtɪn yu əm /
noun, plural con·tin·u·a [kuhn-tin-yoo-uh]. /kənˈtɪn yu ə/.
a continuous extent, series, or whole.
Mathematics.
- a set of elements such that between any two of them there is a third element.
- the set of all real numbers.
- any compact, connected set containing at least two elements.
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Origin of continuum
1640–50; <Latin, noun use of neuter of continuuscontinuous
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continuum
/ (kənˈtɪnjʊəm) /
noun plural -tinua (-ˈtɪnjʊə) or -tinuums
a continuous series or whole, no part of which is perceptibly different from the adjacent parts
Word Origin for continuum
C17: from Latin, neuter of continuus continuous
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