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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->When I mentioned Atomicity, it denoted undifferenciated - and did not denote nuclear particles. For example space cannot be divided [there cannot be "two" spaces.)] .... it is so small that you cannot further subdivide it. This does not imply Nature has not already divided it (hence the duality.) <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I think <b>"continuum"</b> would be a good word to describe the concept.
The dictionary defines <i>continuum</i> as : continuous extent, whole, no part of which can be distinguished from neighboring parts except by arbitrary division.

The ancient notion of <b>Ether</b> is also analogous to this idea. Ether was said to be an all-pervading, infinitely elastic, massless medium.

In mathematical parlance there are two connotations for continuum:
1. A set having the same number of points as all the real numbers in an interval.
2. The set of all real numbers.

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->This means, the object has a finite size. When this object has boundaries *nature* has already divided it from other particles of nature... <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

In Object Oriented programming parlance, this is how they formally define an object:

"An object is a concept, abstraction, or thing, with <b>crisp boundaries</b> and meaning for the problem at hand. Objects serve two purposes: they promote understanding of the real world, and provide a practical basis for computer implementation. ”.

"An object has state, behavior, and identity; the structure and behavior of similar objects are defined in their class; That is, an object is an instance of a class. "

While objects have crisp boundaries, Reality (Brahman) itself is more like a <b>"seamless web".</b>