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continuum

UK
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əm/
US
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əm/

Translations

continuumnoun
continua
pl
UK
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əm/
US
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əm/
The color spectrum is a continuum of shades from red to violet.
Le spectre des couleurs est un continuum de nuances allant du rouge au violet.
continuumEn mathématiques.
Cantor showed that the continuum of real numbers is uncountable.
Cantor a montré que le continuum des nombres réels est non dénombrable.
continuumEn physique et en ingénierie.
Air can be treated as a continuum when analysing subsonic flow around an aircraft wing.
L’air peut être traité comme un continuum lors de l’analyse de l’écoulement subsonique autour d’une aile d’avion.
Synonyms
continuity
sequence
range
spectrum
progression
continuumadjective
UK
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əm/
US
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əm/
Used attributively before another noun, e.g. "continuum mechanics".
Continuum mechanics models matter as a continuous medium.
La mécanique continue modélise la matière comme un milieu continu.

Definitions

continuumnoun
A continuous sequence or range of values or elements that vary by minute degrees.
The color spectrum is a continuum of shades from red to violet.
In mathematics, the set of real numbers or any set having the same cardinality as the real numbers.
Cantor showed that the continuum of real numbers is uncountable.
In physics and engineering, a continuous medium whose properties vary smoothly without discrete particles being considered.
Air can be treated as a continuum when analysing subsonic flow around an aircraft wing.
continuumadjective
Relating to or based on a continuum; continuous.
Continuum mechanics models matter as a continuous medium.
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