B2 noun #8,511 most common

continuum

UK /kənˈtɪnjuəm/ | US /kənˈtɪnjuəm/

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.

continuum in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) 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.
  • (noun) A continuous extent.
  • (noun) The set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun 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. 2
    noun A continuous extent.
  3. 3
    noun The set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space.
  4. 4
    noun 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.

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