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Closed vs Closing - What's the difference?

closed | closing |

As adjectives the difference between closed and closing

is that closed is sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open while closing is coming after all others.

As verbs the difference between closed and closing

is that closed is past tense of close while closing is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun closing is

the act by which something is closed.

closed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open
  • (of a store or business) Not operating or conducting trade
  • Not public.
    • closed source
    a closed committee
  • (topology, of a set) Having an open complement.
  • (mathematics, of a set) Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.
    • The set of integers is closed under addition: \forall x,y\in\mathbb{Z}\,x+y\in\mathbb{Z}.
  • (mathematics, logic, of a formula) Lacking a free variable.

    • Synonyms

    * shut

    See also

    * close

    Verb

    (head)
  • (close)

    • Anagrams

    * (l) ----

    closing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is closed.
    • openings and closings of doors
  • The end or conclusion of something
    • The closing of the curtains.
  • The final procedure in a house sale when documents are signed and recorded.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Coming after all others.

    • Verb

    (head)