- continuum
- continuum 1640s, from L. continuum "a continuous thing," neut. of continuus (see CONTINUE (Cf. continue)). The plural is continua.
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Continuum — may refer to: Continuum (theory), anything that goes through a gradual transition from one condition, to a different condition, without any abrupt changes Contents 1 Linguistics 2 Mathematics … Wikipedia
continuum — [ kɔ̃tinɥɔm ] n. m. • 1905; mot lat. « le continu » 1 ♦ Phys. Ensemble d éléments homogènes. « Une poutre est un continuum de bois » (Schaeffer). Le continuum spatiotemporel : espace dont la quatrième dimension est le temps. 2 ♦ Didact. Objet ou… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Continuum — (engl. für Kontinuum) bezeichnet einen DVD Film: Stargate: Continuum ein modernes Musikinstrument: Continuum (Musikinstrument) ein Katalogisierungssystem für Flüsse: River Continuum Concept ein Computerprogramm zur Kontinuierlichen Integration:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
continuum — CONTÍNUUM s.n. 1. (fil.) În filozofia clasică, realitatea materială considerată ca un tot, părţile căruia, unite între ele fără soluţie de continuitate, au o limită unică şi comună. 2. (fiz., în sint.) Continuum spaţio temporal = Sistem de o… … Dicționar Român
Continŭum — Continŭum, so v. w. Stetige Größe, s. Stetig … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
continuum — index continuity, sequence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
continuum — /kon tinu:m/ s. neutro lat., usato in ital. al masch. (filos.) [successione continua e inscindibile: il c. spazio temporale ] ▶◀ continuo … Enciclopedia Italiana
continuum — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. kontinuum]{{/stl 7}}{{stl 17}}ZOB. {{/stl 17}}{{stl 7}}kontinuum {{/stl 7}} … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
continuum — ► NOUN (pl. continua) ▪ a continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, but the extremes are quite distinct. ORIGIN Latin, from continuus uninterrupted … English terms dictionary
continuum — [kən tin′yo͞o əm] n. pl. continua [kən tin′yo͞o ə] or continuums [L, neut. of continuus] 1. a continuous whole, quantity, or series; thing whose parts cannot be separated or separately discerned 2. Math. the set of all real numbers: See also… … English World dictionary
