Plural of continuation; the action of continuing something, or things that extend or resume something else.
From Latin continuatio, from continuare (to make continuous). The Latin -atio suffix creates nouns from verbs, and the -tion/-sion form is standard in English for such derived nouns.
Sequels are continuations, morning is the continuation of sleep, and in AI research, 'token continuation' describes when the model predicts what word comes next—showing how 'continuation' is fundamental to how minds work.
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