closed

/kləʊzd//kloʊzd/

verb

  1. 1

    (physical) To remove a gap.

  2. 2

    (social) To finish, to terminate.

  3. 3

    To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.

  4. 4

    To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.

adjective

  1. 1

    Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open.

  2. 2

    (of a store or business) Not operating or conducting trade.

  3. 3

    Not public.

    closed source  a closed committee
  4. 4

    (of a set) Having an open complement.

  5. 5

    (of a set) Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.

    The set of integers is closed under addition: \forall x,y\in\mathbb{Z}\,x+y\in\mathbb{Z}.
  6. 6

    (of a formula) Lacking a free variable.

  7. 7

    (of a walk) Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a closed loop.

  8. 8

    Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/ and /p/.

  9. 9

    Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin.

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