expansivity
ExpansivenessExpansiveness
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)Expansiveness
(uncountable, usually)The formal notion of points moving away from one another under the action of an iterated function.
More definitions
- a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand
- the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
- a friendly open trait of a talkative person
Origin
From expansive + -ity.From expansive + -ity.
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Forms
plural: expansivities| Singular | expansivity |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand:expansiveness
- the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure:coefficient of expansion
- a friendly open trait of a talkative person:effusivenessexpansiveness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedexpansive
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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