continua

noun

1. 1

   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. 2

   A continuous extent.

3. 3

   The set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space.

4. 4

   A touch-sensitive strip, similar to an electronic standard musical keyboard, except that the note steps are 1/100 of a semitone, and so are not separately marked.