Inflected forms: pl. con·tin·u·a (-tny-) or con·tin·u·ums 1. A continuous extent, succession, or whole, no part of which can be distinguished from neighboring parts except by arbitrary division. 2.Mathematicsa. A set having the same number of points as all the real numbers in an interval. b. The set of all real numbers.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin, neuter of continuus, continuous. See continue.