continuum
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin continuum, neuter form of continuus, from contineō (“contain, enclose”)
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continuum (plural continuums or continua)
- 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.
- (mathematics) The set of all real numbers and, more generally, a compact connected metric space.
- (music) A touch sensitive strip, similar to a standard electronic musical keyboard, except that the note steps are 1⁄100 of a semitone, and so are not separately marked.
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continuous extent
the set of real numbers
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continuum
