What Does Continuum Mean in Sociology?

Definition of Continuum
(noun) Range, series, or spectrum that gradually changes, in which no adjacent part is clearly distinct from the next but with distinctly defined extremes.

What is continuum in simple terms?

1 : a coherent whole characterized as a collection, sequence, or progression of values or elements varying by minute degrees "good" and "bad" … stand at opposite ends of a continuum instead of describing the two halves of a line— Wayne Shumaker.

What is an example of Continuum?

A continuum is something that keeps on going, changing slowly over time, like the continuum of the four seasons. ... For example, in a high school, at any time, there are students who are learning algebra, then advancing to geometry, trigonometry, and calculus.

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