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con·tin·u·um
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noun,
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1.
a continuous extent, series, or whole.
2.
Mathematics
.
a.
a
set
of elements such that between any two of them there is a third element.
b.
the set of all real numbers.
c.
any compact, connected set containing at least two elements.
Origin:
1640–50;
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Latin,
noun use of neuter of
continuus
continuous
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one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, or zero
the process of determining the answer to a problem, or the answer itself
a variable in a functional relation whose value determines the value or values of other variables, such as x in the relation y = 3x
to take one number or quantity from another; deduct
a positive number that is equal to the sum of all positive integers that are submultiples of it, as 6, which is equal to the sum of 1, 2, and 3
the letter used as the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, or the ratio itself: 3.141592+
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continuum
(kənˈtɪnjʊəm)
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n
,
pl
-tinua
,
-tinuums
a continuous series or whole, no part of which is perceptibly different from the adjacent parts
[C17: from Latin, neuter of
continuus
continuous
]
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Word Origin & History
continuum
1650, from L. neut. of continuus. (see
continue
). The plural is continua.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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