n., pl., -tin·u·a (-tĭn'yū-ə), or -tin·u·ums.
- A continuous extent, succession, or whole, no part of which can be distinguished from neighboring parts except by arbitrary division.
- Mathematics.
- A set having the same number of points as all the real numbers in an interval.
- The set of all real numbers.
[Latin, neuter of continuus, continuous. See continue.]
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