What does "continuum" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "continuum"?

Common synonyms include: acreage, area, array, articulation, bank, breadth.

How do you pronounce "continuum"?

Pronounced //kənˈtɪnjuəm//.

Continuum

//kənˈtɪnjuəm// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

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.
"Near-synonym: spectrum"
2
a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts wordnet
3
A continuous extent.
"A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place."
4
The nondenumerable set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space.
5
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.