contents

To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to make happy.

“You can't have any more - you'll have to content yourself with what you already have.”

To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite

That which is contained.

Subject matter; that which is contained in writing or speech.

The amount of material contained; contents

Capacity for holding

The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon)

(of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) the greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible

Satisfaction; contentment.

“They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.”

Acquiescence without examination

That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.

(House of Lords) an expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote

(House of Lords) a member who votes in assent

(usually in the plural) That which is contained.

“It is not covered in your homeowner's policy. You need contents insurance.”

A table of contents, a list of chapters, etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they start.

“I always start a book by reading the dustjacket and the contents before I really dig in to the content itself.”