Perfect vs Compact - What's the difference?
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Fitting its definition precisely.
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Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
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Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
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Excellent and delightful in all respects.
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*:They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect . And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.
Representing a completed action.
(lb) Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
(lb) Of flowers, having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.
(lb) Of a set, that it is equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A'' is perfect if ''A =A'.
(lb) Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
(lb) Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
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(lb) Well informed; certain; sure.
*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:I am perfect that the Pannonians are now in arms.
To make perfect; to improve or hone.
(legal) To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.
Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
* Isaac Newton
Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
(mathematics, uncomparable, of a set in an Euclidean space) Closed and bounded.
(topology, uncomparable, of a set) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover.
Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
(obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
* Shakespeare
* Peacham
(obsolete) Composed or made; with of .
* Milton
A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into ones pocket.
A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
* 2012 , BBC News: Dundee Courier makes move to compact [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-16576612]:
To make more dense; to compress.
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To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
* Bible, Eph. iv. 16
In lang=en terms the difference between perfect and compact
is that perfect is to make perfect; to improve or hone while compact is to make more dense; to compress.As adjectives the difference between perfect and compact
is that perfect is fitting its definition precisely while compact is closely packed, ie packing much in a small space.As nouns the difference between perfect and compact
is that perfect is (grammar) the perfect tense, or a form in that tense while compact is an agreement or contract or compact can be a small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into ones pocket.As verbs the difference between perfect and compact
is that perfect is to make perfect; to improve or hone while compact is to make more dense; to compress.perfect
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Alternative forms
*Etymology 1
From (etyl) perfit, from (etyl) parfit (modern: parfait), from (etyl) perfectus, perfect passive participle of . Spelling modified 15c. to conform Latin etymology.Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (fitting its definition precisely) accurate, flawless * (without fault or mistake) faultless, infallible * (thoroughly skilled or talented) expert, proficient * mature * bisexual, hermaphroditic * See alsoAntonyms
* (fitting its definition precisely) flawed * (without fault or mistake) faulty, faultful, fallible * imperfectDerived terms
* future perfect * nobody's perfect * past perfect * perfect number * perfect pitch * picture-perfect * pixel-perfect * practice makes perfect * present perfect * word-perfectEtymology 2
From (perfect) (adjective) or from (etyl)Verb
(en verb)- I am going to perfect this article.
- You spend too much time trying to perfect your dancing.
- perfect''' an appeal''; '''''perfect''' an interest''; '''''perfect a judgment
Synonyms
* (to make perfect) enhance, hone, improve, optimizeStatistics
*compact
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(wikipedia compact)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Synonyms
* agreement, contract, pact, treatyEtymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)- glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies
- a compact laptop computer
- A set S of real numbers is called compact if every sequence in S has a subsequence that converges to an element again contained in S.
- a compact discourse
- compact with her that's gone
- a pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together
- A wandering fire, / Compact of unctuous vapour.
Synonyms
* (closely packed) concentrated, dense, serried, solid, thick, tightDerived terms
* compact car * compact disc * locally compactNoun
(en noun)- The Dundee Courier has announced the newspaper will be relaunching as a compact later this week. Editor Richard Neville said a "brighter, bolder" paper would appear from Saturday, shrunk from broadsheet to tabloid size.
See also
*Verb
(en verb)- The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth.
