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The correct spelling is compact.
How to pronounce compact
/kəmˈpækt/
nounIPA: /kəmˈpækt/
Say it like: Com-pac-t
The correct spelling is compact. An agreement or contract. For example: "a compact laptop computer"
Usage Examples
“a compact laptop computer”
“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.”
“a compact discourse”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An agreement or contract.
- 2.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.
- 3.A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
verb
- 1.To make more dense; to compress.
- 2.To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
adjective
- 1.Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
- 2.Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
- 3.(of a set in an Euclidean space) Closed and bounded.
- 4.(of a set) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover.
- 5.Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
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