continuum
A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its…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.
» We live in a space-time continuum.
Wir leben in einem Raum-Zeit-Kontinuum.
Ми живемо у часово-просторовому континуумі.
Meaning
4 sensesA 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.
Near-synonym: spectrum
a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts
A continuous extent.
Kontinuum
конти́нуумkontínuum
The nondenumerable set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space.
Kontinuum
конти́нуумkontínuum
A touch-sensitive strip, similar to an electronic standard musical keyboard, except that the note steps are ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a semitone, and so are not separately marked.
Examples
6 sentencesWe live in a space-time continuum.
Ми живемо у часово-просторовому континуумі.
deWir leben in einem Raum-Zeit-Kontinuum.
There is no room for a vacuum in a continuum.
To be considered as a scale, the construct under consideration should be a continuum, with quantitative units.
Northern Berber is a continuum of dialects spoken in the northern part of North Africa.
Kabyle, Shawi, Shenwa, and Riffian are all mutually intelligible dialects of the same Northern Berber dialect continuum.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin continuum, neuter form of continuus, from contineō (“contain, enclose”Borrowed from Latin continuum, neuter form of continuus, from contineō (“contain, enclose”).
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Forms
plural: continuums / continua| Singular | continuum |
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| Plural | continuums / continua |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular