continuum

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin continuum, neuter form of continuus, from contineō (“contain, enclose”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈtɪnjuəm/, /-(j)ɪu̯əm/ === Noun === continuum (plural continuums or continua) 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 A continuous extent. (mathematics) The nondenumerable set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space. (music) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== (set of real numbers): ℝ (translingual) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== continuous ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From English continuum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkontinu.um/, [ˈko̞n̪t̪iˌnu.um] Rhymes: -u.um Syllabification(key): con‧ti‧nu‧um Hyphenation(key): con‧ti‧nu‧um === Noun === continuum (music) continuum (type of electronic instrument) ==== Declension ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ti.ny.ɔm/ === Noun === continuum m (plural continuums) continuum ==== Derived terms ==== continuum dialectal === Further reading === “continuum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔnˈtɪ.nu.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [konˈtiː.nu.um] === Adjective === continuum inflection of continuus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular accusative masculine singular === References === "continuum", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin continuum. Doublet of contínuo. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: con‧ti‧nu‧um === Noun === continuum m (plural continuuns or continua) continuum (series where neighbouring elements are very similar, but distant elements are very different) ==== Related terms ==== contínuo === Further reading === “continuum”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “continuum”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin continuum. === Noun === continuum n (plural continuumuri) continuum ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /konˈtinuum/ [kõn̪ˈt̪i.nu.ũm] Rhymes: -inuum Syllabification: con‧ti‧nu‧um === Noun === continuum m (plural continuums or continuum) alternative form of continuo === Further reading === “continuum”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “continuum”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA