continuum

continuum
noun /kənˈtɪnjuəm/
a) 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.
b) The set of all real numbers and, more generally, a compact connected metric space.
See Also: continuous, continuum hypothesis, continuum theory

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