continuum
(noun) a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
A continuous extent.
(mathematics) The set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space.
(musical instruments) 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.
• (set of real numbers): ℝ (translingual)
Source: Wiktionary
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
