compactification
compactification noun: any of various procedures of enlarging a topological space to make it compact.
Noun
compactification (countable and uncountable, plural compactifications)
- Any of various procedures of enlarging a topological space to make it compact.
- The space resulting from any such procedure.
- Any modification of a theory such that an infinite parameter becomes finite.
- The reduction of the number of large spacetime dimensions of a physical theory by making some of them compact.
Forms of compactification
| plural | compactifications |
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Origin of compactification
From compact + -ification.
Words formed from compactification
- beta-compactification
- decompactification
- Freund-Rubin compactification
- Stone-Čech compactification
- Wallman compactification
Phrases with compactification
Questions about compactification
- What does compactification mean?
- Compactification means any of various procedures of enlarging a topological space to make it compact.
- What part of speech is compactification?
- Compactification is a noun.
- What is the plural of compactification?
- The plural of compactification is compactifications.
Words near compactification in the dictionary
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