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Supercompaction vs Supercompact - What's the difference?

supercompaction | supercompact | Derived terms |

Supercompact is a derived term of supercompaction.



As a noun supercompaction

is compaction of material into supercompact form.

As an adjective supercompact is

very compact.

supercompaction

English

Noun

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  • compaction of material into supercompact form
    • the supercompaction of radioactive waste

    supercompact

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Very compact.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 3, author=Michel Marriott, title=Small and Smaller, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=LONG among the hottest items in Europe and Asia, ultraportable notebook computers ? supercompact , lightweight laptops that slip into briefcases as easily as a legal pad ? appear to be finding favor with American tastes. }}
  • (mathematics, topology, of a topological space) Having a subbasis such that every open cover of the topological space from elements of the subbasis has a subcover with at most two subbasis elements.
  • (mathematics, set theory) Being a type of large cardinal with a variety of reflection properties.

    • Derived terms

    * supercompaction * supercompactness

    Synonyms

    * (very compact) ultracompact