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con·tinuum (kən tin′yo̵̅o̅ əm)

noun pl. continua -·ua (-yo̵̅o̅ ə) or continuums -·u·ums

  1. a continuous whole, quantity, or series; thing whose parts cannot be separated or separately discerned
  2. Math. the set of all real numbers

Etymology: L, neut. of continuus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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