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Synonyms of continuum
formal
a range or series of things that are slightly different from each other and that exist between two different possibilities
- His motives for volunteering lie somewhere on the continuum between charitable and self-serving.
- a continuum of temperatures ranging from very cold to very hot
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for continuum
- belt,
- circle,
- cycle,
- vicious circle
- (also vicious cycle)
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“Continuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuum. Accessed 22 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of continuum was in 1646
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