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continuum

[ kuh n-tin-yoo-uh m ]
/ kənˈtɪn yu əm /
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noun, plural con·tin·u·a [kuh n-tin-yoo-uh] /kənˈtɪn yu ə/.

a continuous extent, series, or whole.
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.

RELATED WORDS

continuity, continuance, perpetuity, sequence, continuing

Nearby words

continuous waves, continuous welded rail, continuous-expansion engine, continuous-form, continuously variable transmission, continuum, continuum hypothesis, conto, contoid, contort, contorted

Origin of continuum

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