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continuum

con·tin·u·um [ kən tínnyoo əm ] (plural con·tin·u·a [ kən tínnyoo ə ] or con·tin·u·ums)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. continuous seamless series: a link between two things, or a continuous series of things, that blend into each other so gradually and seamlessly that it is impossible to say where one becomes the next
A rainbow forms a continuum of color.

2. set of numbers: a set of real numbers between any two of which a third can always be found, and in which there are no gaps

[Mid-17th century. < Latin, form of continuus (see continuous)]
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