continuum: Meaning and Definition of

con•tin•u•um

Pronunciation: (kun-tin'y-um), [key]
— pl. -tin•u•a
  1. a continuous extent, series, or whole.
    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.
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