compact

/kəmˈpækt/

noun

  1. 1

    An agreement or contract.

noun

  1. 1

    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 one's pocket.

  2. 2

    A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.

verb

  1. 1

    To make more dense; to compress.

  2. 2

    To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

adjective

  1. 1

    Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.

  2. 2

    Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.

    a compact laptop computer
  3. 3

    (of a set in an Euclidean space) Closed and bounded.

    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.
  4. 4

    (of a set) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover.

  5. 5

    Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.

    a compact discourse
  6. 6

    Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

  7. 7

    Composed or made; with of.

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