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hypercontinuum

US/ˈhaɪ.pɚ.kənˌtɪn.ju.əm/

hypercontinuum noun: the set of all subsets of a set of with the (infinite) cardinality of the continuum.

Noun

hypercontinuum (plural hypercontinua)

  1. The set of all subsets of a set of with the (infinite) cardinality of the continuum.
    • We show that negative iterates of a stable arc converges to this hypercontinuum in the considered metric.2015, Alfonso Artigue, “Pseudo-Anosov maps and continuum theory”, in arXiv

Forms of hypercontinuum

pluralhypercontinua

Origin of hypercontinuum

From hyper- + continuum.

Questions about hypercontinuum

What does hypercontinuum mean?
Hypercontinuum means the set of all subsets of a set of with the (infinite) cardinality of the continuum.
What part of speech is hypercontinuum?
Hypercontinuum is a noun.
How do you pronounce hypercontinuum?
Hypercontinuum is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.pɚ.kənˌtɪn.ju.əm/ (US).
What is the plural of hypercontinuum?
The plural of hypercontinuum is hypercontinua.

Words near hypercontinuum in the dictionary

  1. hyperconsumerism
  2. hyperconsumerist
  3. hyperconsumption
  4. hypercontaminated
  5. hypercontinental
  6. hypercontinuum
  7. hypercontract
  8. hypercontracted
  9. hypercontractile
  10. hypercontractility
  11. hypercontraction

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