Definition of CONTINUUM

continuum

Meanings

Plural: continua, continuums

Noun

  • a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts
  • A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other.
  • A continuous extent.
  • The nondenumerable set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space.
  • A touch-sensitive strip, similar to an electronic standard musical keyboard, except that the note steps are ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a semitone, and so are not separately marked.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin continuum, neuter form of continuus, from contineō (“contain, enclose”).

Synonyms

Scrabble Score: 13

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Words With Friends Score: 19

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