noncompact

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Germanic *ne
Proto-Indo-European *ís?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
Proto-Germanic *ainaz
Proto-Germanic *nainaz
Proto-West Germanic *nain
Old English nān
Middle English non
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Old English nān
Old English nān-
Middle English non-
English non-
Middle French compactder.
English compact
English noncompact

    From non- + compact.

    Adjective

    noncompact (not comparable)

    1. (topology) Not compact.

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