Is this statement an axiom "The probability that a continuous variable exactly equals to a given value is zero"?

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This statement "the probability that a continuous variable exactly equals to a given value is zero" is commonly used.

is this an axiom, a property of continuous variable, a rule of integration or a conclusion of measure theory?

please provide a citation of a textbook or formally publication.

the wiki itself some answer linked is being tagged "unclear sources"

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A random variable $X$ is by definition a continuous random variable if and only if $P(X=x)=0$ for every $x\in\mathbb R$.

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This washington handout gives

Property 1.1. If X is a continuous rrv, then For all $a\in\mathbb R, \ \mathbb P(X = a) = 0$