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continuum

[kuhn-tin-yoo-uhm] / kənˈtɪn yu əm /
NOUN
continuation
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The chip uses a collective resonance known as a quasi bound state in the continuum to trap and intensify the incoming infrared light across the whole surface.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2026

"I'm outgoing and very confident and I love being around people," Auer says, "but I get that inkling that they all think I'm stupid and ugly, and that my life is a continuum of mistakes."

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

“But AI is a continuum of technologies, it’s not one thing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

"The meeting will be a data point along an existing continuum rather than an inflection point in the relationship," said Ryan Hass, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

He needed to dig deeper to understand where the lure of technology fit on this continuum.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel