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continuum

[ kuhn-tin-yoo-uhm ]

noun

plural continua
  1. a continuous extent, series, or whole.
  2. Mathematics.
    1. a set of elements such that between any two of them there is a third element.
    2. the set of all real numbers.
    3. any compact, connected set containing at least two elements.


continuum

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noun

  1. a continuous series or whole, no part of which is perceptibly different from the adjacent parts
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of continuum1

1640–50; < Latin, noun use of neuter of continuus continuous
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of continuum1

C17: from Latin, neuter of continuus continuous
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“We have a continuum of activity, some of which we rightfully tolerate, such as boisterous and passionate protests,†said Brian Levin, a professor emeritus at Cal State San Bernardino and an expert on extremism.

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“You can look at anybody in the world and we all fall within that continuum,†Kaufman reflected with somber acceptance.

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I think that because it was this continuum, I haven’t had the the chance to really have the perspective to appreciate it.

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The question Toscano asks us to consider is where we really are on that continuum right now.

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One can certainly discuss this limited series divorced from other critically acclaimed shows, but it’s more interesting to view it as part of a continuum that speaks to our present, whether thematically or parabolically.

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