con·tin·u·um 
/kənˈtɪnjuwəm/ noun
plural con·tin·u·ua /-juwə/ also con·tin·u·ums /kənˈtɪnjuwəm/ noun [count] formal : a range or series of things that are slightly different from each other and that exist between two different possibilities
▪ His motives for volunteering lie somewhere on the continuum between charitable and self-serving. ▪ a continuum of temperatures ranging from very cold to very hot
▪ His motives for volunteering lie somewhere on the continuum between charitable and self-serving. ▪ a continuum of temperatures ranging from very cold to very hot
