con·tin·u·um 
(kən-tĭny-əm)
(kən-tĭny-əm)n. pl. con·tin·u·a (-tĭny-ə) 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. Mathematics
a. A set having the same number of points as all the real numbers in an interval.
b. The set of all real numbers.
[Latin, neuter of continuus, continuous; see CONTINUE.]