compactify English

Meaning compactify meaning

What does compactify mean?

compactify verb

— (humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.

— (humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.

— (mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.

— (physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).