compactness

Definitions of compactness

1. noun

   the consistency of a compact solid
   types:

   denseness, density

   the amount per unit size

   bits per inch, bpi

   a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium

   flux, flux density

   (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area

   absorbance, optical density, photographic density, transmission density

   (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation

   low density, rarity, tenuity

   a rarified quality

   relative density

   the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard

   type of:

   solidity, solidness

   the consistency of a solid
2. noun

   the spatial property of being crowded together
   synonyms: concentration, denseness, density, tightness

   type of:

   spacing, spatial arrangement

   the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them