##  [Continuum Theory](/continuum-theory) 

  ##  [Continuum Theory](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/continuum-theory-0) 

  

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Definition

The study of continua, namely compact connected metric spaces, with emphasis on their internal structure, decomposition into subcontinua, mapping properties, and classification by invariants such as indecomposability and composants.