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Penetration vs Semiinfinite - What's the difference?

penetration | semiinfinite |

As a noun penetration

is the act of penetrating something.

As an adjective semiinfinite is

involving a finite number of variables but an infinite number of constraints, or vice versa.

penetration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of penetrating something.
  • Any penetration , however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.
  • Specifically, the insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse.
  • The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment.
  • * 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy , XVI:
  • my observations of her looks and actions became acutely sharpened, and that to a degree which, notwithstanding my efforts to conceal it, could not escape her penetration .
  • A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling, in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in play.
  • Derived terms

    * double penetration * interpenetration

    semiinfinite

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (mathematics, in optimization programming) Involving a finite number of variables but an infinite number of constraints, or vice versa.
  • (ballistics, of a target) Sufficiently thick that the level of penetration of a projectile is not affected by its thickness.
  • Derived terms

    * semiinfinitely

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