continuum

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin continuum, neuter form of continuus, from contineō (contain, enclose)

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  • IPA: /kənˈtɪnjuəm/, SAMPA: /k@n"tInju@m/

[edit] Noun

continuum (plural continuums or continua)

  1. 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.
  2. (mathematics) The set of all real numbers and, more generally, a compact connected metric space.
  3. (music) A touch sensitive strip, similar to a standard electronic musical keyboard, except that the note steps are 1100 of a semitone, and so are not separately marked.

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continuum

  1. nominative neuter singular of continuus
  2. accusative masculine singular of continuus
  3. accusative neuter singular of continuus
  4. vocative neuter singular of continuus
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