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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCompactness
/kəmˈpækt.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being closely and neatly packed together; being small or occupying little space.
"The compactness of the new smartphone makes it easy to carry in your pocket." - 2
In mathematics, a topological property generalizing the notion of a subset of Euclidean space being closed and bounded.
"Topological compactness plays a fundamental role in proving the extreme value theorem for continuous functions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective compact, which comes from the Latin compactus, the past participle of compingere meaning 'to fasten together' (com- 'together' + pangere 'to fasten'). The suffix -ness was added in Middle or Early Modern English to form an abstract noun indicating the state or quality of being closely and neatly packed together.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Compactness" is said worldwide
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compacité
Transliteration: kõ.pa.si.te
"La compacité de cet appareil est un grand avantage pour les voyageurs."
Kompaktheit
Transliteration: kɔmpaktˌhaɪ̯t
"Die Kompaktheit des Designs überzeugt auf ganzer Linie."
compattezza
Transliteration: kom.patˈtet.t͡sa
"La compattezza della squadra ha fatto la differenza in campo."
compacidad
Transliteration: kom.pa.siˈdad
"La compacidad de este material garantiza su gran resistencia."
compacidade
Transliteration: kõ.pa.siˈda.dʒi
"A compacidade do texto facilita a leitura rápida."
सघनता
Transliteration: saghanta
"इस यंत्र की सघनता इसे उपयोग में बहुत आसान बनाती है।"
紧凑性
Transliteration: jǐn còu xìng
"这座房子的紧凑性非常适合小家庭居住。"
조밀성
Transliteration: jomilseong
"이 기기의 조밀성은 휴대성을 크게 향상시킵니다."
コンパクト性
Transliteration: kompakuto-sei
"新しいデザインのコンパクト性が高く評価されています。"
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