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Continuum

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 23, 2025
Entity authorityQ241663
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Continuum may refer to:

Continuum (measurement), theories or models that explain gradual transitions from one condition to another without abrupt changes

Mathematics

Continuum (set theory), the real line or the corresponding cardinal number

Linear continuum, any ordered set that shares certain properties of the real line

Continuum (topology), a nonempty compact connected metric space (sometimes Hausdorff space)

Continuum hypothesis, the hypothesis that no infinite sets are larger than the integers but smaller than the real numbers

Cardinality of the continuum, a cardinal number that represents the size of the set of real numbers

Science

Continuum morphology, in plant morphology, underlining the continuum between morphological categories

Continuum concept, in psychology

Continuum (physics), continuous media

Space-time continuum, any mathematical model that combines space and time into a single continuum

Continuum theory of specific heats of solids, see Debye model

Triune continuum, trinity of continual representations in general system modeling defined in the theory of triune continuum, used in the triune continuum paradigm

Continuous spectrum, referred to simply as the continuum in contrast to discrete spectral lines

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

Continuum (film), or I'll Follow You Down, a 2013 Canadian film

Stargate: Continuum, a 2008 direct-to-DVD film in the Stargate franchise

Continuum (TV series), a 2012–2015 Canadian science fiction series

"Continuum" (American Horror Story), a 2013 television episode

Q Continuum, an alternate dimension for godlike entities in the fictional Star Trek universe

Games

Continuum (game client), a game client for the SubSpace computer game

Continuum (play-by-mail game), a 1990s science fiction play-by-mail game

Continuum (role-playing game), a time travel role-playing game

The Continuum, a browser-based fantasy collectible wargame

Alpha Waves, released in North America as Continuum, a 1990 3D video game

Command & Conquer: Continuum, a cancelled MMORPG in the Command & Conquer series

Music

Continuum (Ligeti), a composition for harpsichord by György Ligeti, 1968

Continuum Fingerboard, a continuous pitch performance controller developed by Haken Audio

Performers

Continuum (chamber ensemble), an American classical chamber music ensemble

Continuum (jazz group), with Slide Hampton, Jimmy Heath, Ron Carter, Art Taylor, Kenny Barron

Continuum (music project), a collaboration between Steven Wilson and Dirk Serries

Albums

Continuum (The Components album), 2018

Continuum (Fly to the Sky album), 2014

Continuum (John Mayer album), 2006

Continuum (Mentallo & The Fixer album) or the title song, 1995

Continuum (Nik Bärtsch album), 2016

Continuum (Prototype album), 2006

Continuum (Rainer Brüninghaus album) or the title song, 1983

Continuum (Ray Drummond album), 1994

The Continuum (album), by Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, or the title song, 1997

Continuum (EP), a 2023 EP by VIXX

Songs

"Continuum", by At the Drive-In from In•ter a•li•a, 2017

"Continuum", by Defecation from Intention Surpassed, 2003

"Continuum", by Erra from Drift, 2016

"Continuum", by Imminence from The Black, 2024

"Continuum", by Jaco Pastorius from Jaco Pastorius, 1976

"Continuum", by Opeth from In Cauda Venenum, 2019

"Continuum", by Tycho from Epoch, 2016

Print

Continuum (journal), an academic journal of media and cultural studies

Continuum (magazine), a 1992–2001 pseudoscientific magazine

Continüm Comics, a 1988–1994 American comic book publisher

Continuum International Publishing Group, an independent academic publisher in London and New York

Continuum, a 1974–1975 series of science fiction anthologies edited by Roger Elwood

Continuum, a journal published by the American Academy of Neurology

Other arts and entertainment

Continuum (art fair), an annual event in West Palm Beach, Florida, US

Continuum (sculpture), a 1976 public artwork by Charles O. Perry

Other

Continuum (dream), a type of false awakening

Dialect continuum, the transition of one language to another through speech variations

Continuing Anglican movement, a.k.a.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2013, 2008, 2012, 2015—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Continuum, Wikimedia and disambiguation is the immediate research focus.
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