compactification

Noun

 * 1)  Any of various procedures of enlarging a topological space to make it compact.
 * 2)  The space resulting from any such procedure.
 * 3)  Any modification of a theory such that an infinite parameter becomes finite.
 * 4)  The reduction of the number of large spacetime dimensions of a physical theory by making some of them compact.

Translations

 * Danish: kompaktifikation
 * Polish: uzwarcenie


 * Danish: kompaktifikation
 * Icelandic: þjöppun
 * Polish: uzwarcenie