Definitions for continuum
kənˈtɪn yu əm; -ˈtɪn yu əcon·tin·u·um

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. continuumnoun

   a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. continuumnoun

   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.

2. continuumnoun

   The set of all real numbers and, more generally, a compact connected metric space.

3. continuumnoun

   A touch sensitive strip, similar to a standard electronic musical keyboard, except that the note steps are of a semitone, and so are not separately marked.

4. Etymology: From continuum, neuter form of continuus, from contineo

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Continuum

   Continuum is the third studio album by American musician John Mayer, released September 9, 2006 on Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during November 2005 to September 2006 at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles, California, Avatar Studios and Right Track/Sound on Sound in New York City, and Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. Production was handled primarily by Mayer and Steve Jordan. It marked a change in Mayer's musical style, and incorporated musical elements of blues and soul more heavily than in his previous work with pop-rock. The album debuted at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 300,186 copies in its first week. It also reached the top-ten in several other countries and sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Upon its release, Continuum received generally positive reviews from most music critics and earned Mayer several accolades, including a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 49th Grammy Awards. Rolling Stone magazine named it the eleventh best album of 2006.

Suggested Resources(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. continuum

   Song lyrics by continuum -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by continuum on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Time

How to pronounce continuum?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say continuum in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of continuum in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of continuum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of continuum in a Sentence

1. Vanna Bonta:

   The impact of space activities is nothing less than the galvanizing of hope and imagination for human life continuum into a future of infinite possibility.

2. Michael Mancuso:

   Imagine the kind of data we could capture if patient monitors were as small as a dime. As sensor technology evolves, the industry will move toward more unobtrusive monitoring options that will be able to capture patient vitals and other data from sensors embedded into clothing or other materials, we could give patients a robe or necklace as soon as they enter the hospital, and monitor their journey across the health continuum, allowing clinicians to make more informed diagnosis and effective treatment plans. This kind of technology can also be critical in identifying physiological changes from a distance, making it easier to monitor patient traffic, especially during an epidemic.

3. Judith Sherman:

   There are many delays in the continuum of getting HIV positive children on treatment, they need to come in early for testing, ideally before two months, between six and eight weeks, their tests, the dry bloodspots need to get from the health facilities to one of the eight laboratories nationwide.

4. Lisa Salberg:

   If mom and dad are filling out the forms, when they have the conversation with the provider, then we're doing cascade screening for the family, doing more comprehensive screening, we need to think of health care as a continuum -- it's about the family.

5. Doris Lessing:

   Political correctness is the natural continuum from the party line. What we are seeing once again is a self-appointed group of vigilantes imposing their views on others. It is a heritage of communism, but they don't seem to see this.

Popularity rank by frequency of use