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compacton

compacton noun: a specific form of soliton, having compact support on a topological space.

Noun

compacton (plural compactons)

  1. A specific form of soliton, having compact support on a topological space.

Forms of compacton

pluralcompactons

Origin of compacton

From compact + -on.

Questions about compacton

What does compacton mean?
Compacton means a specific form of soliton, having compact support on a topological space.
What part of speech is compacton?
Compacton is a noun.
What is the plural of compacton?
The plural of compacton is compactons.

Words near compacton in the dictionary

  1. compactization
  2. compactizations
  3. compactly
  4. compactness
  5. compactnesses
  6. compacton
  7. compactons
  8. compactor
  9. compactors
  10. compacts
  11. compactum

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