compactification
nounEtymology From compact + -ification.
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Mathematics, Sciences, Topology Any of various procedures of enlarging a topological space to make it compact.
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Mathematics, Sciences, Topology The space resulting from any such procedure.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Any modification of a theory such that an infinite parameter becomes finite.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The reduction of the number of large spacetime dimensions of a physical theory by making some of them compact.
- Derived terms
- beta-compactification, decompactification, Freund-Rubin compactification, Stone-Čech compactification, Wallman compactification