Definitions for expansion
ɪkˈspæn ʃənex·pan·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. expansion, enlargementnoun

   the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

2. expansionnoun

   a function expressed as a sum or product of terms

   "the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2"

3. expansion, enlargement, elaborationnoun

   a discussion that provides additional information

4. expansion, expanding uponnoun

   adding information or detail

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1. Expansionnoun

   an enlarged or extended version of something, such as a writing or discourse; as, the journal article is an expansion of the lecture she gave.

2. Expansionnoun

   (Economics & Commmerce) an increase in the production of goods and services over time, and in the volume of business transactions, generally associated with an increase in employment and an increase in the money supply. Opposite of contraction.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. expansionnoun

   The act or process of expanding.

   The expansion of metals and plastics in response to heat is well understood.

2. expansionnoun

   The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change.

3. expansionnoun

   A new addition.

   My new office is in the expansion behind the main building.

4. expansionnoun

   A product to be used with a previous product.

   "This expansion requires the original game-board."

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Expansionnoun

   Etymology: from expand.

   1. The state of being expanded into a wider surface or greater space.

   ’Tis demonstrated that the condensation and expansion of any portion of the air is always proportional to the weight and pressure incumbent upon it. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   2. The act of spreading out.

   The easy expansion of the wing of a bird, and the lightness, strength, and shape of the feathers, are all fitted for her better flight. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmolog. Sac. b. i. c. 5.

   3. Extent; space to which any thing is extended.

   The capacious mind of man takes its flight farther than the stars, and cannot be confined by the limits of the world: it extends its thoughts often even beyond the utmost expansion of matter, and makes excursions into that incomprehensible inane. John Locke.

   4. Pure space, as distinct from extension in solid matter.

   Distance or space, in its simple abstract conception, I call expansion, to distinguish it from extension, which expresses this distance only as it is in the solid parts of matter. John Locke.

   It would for ever take an useless flight,
   Lost in expansion, void and infinite. Richard Blackmore, Creation.

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1. expansion

   Expansion refers to the act or process of increasing, enlarging, or widening something, whether it's physical, economic, or symbolic. This can pertain to various fields, such as mathematics, physics, commerce, and technology. The term essentially denotes growth or extension in size, volume, quantity, or scope.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Expansionnoun

   the act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement

2. Expansionnoun

   that which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was formed of metal

3. Expansionnoun

   space through which anything is expanded; also, pure space

4. Expansionnoun

   enlargement or extension of business transactions; esp., increase of the circulation of bank notes

5. Expansionnoun

   the developed result of an indicated operation; as, the expansion of (a + b)2 is a2 + 2ab + b2

6. Expansionnoun

   the operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston

7. Expansionnoun

   the enlargement of the ship mathematically from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in the process of construction

8. Etymology: [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.]

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1. Expansion

   In geometry, expansion is a polytope operation where facets are separated and moved radially apart, and new facets are formed at separated elements. Equivalently this operation can be imagined by keeping facets in the same position but reducing their size. According to Coxeter, this multidimensional term was defined by Alicia Boole Stott for creating new polytopes, specifically starting from regular polytopes to construct new uniform polytopes. The expansion operation is symmetric with respect to a regular polytope and its dual. The resulting figure contains the facets of both the regular and its dual, along with various prismatic facets filling the gaps created between intermediate dimensional elements. It has somewhat different meanings by dimension. In a Wythoff construction, an expansion is generated by reflections from the first and last mirrors. By dimension: ⁕A regular {p} polygon expands into a regular 2n-gon. ⁕The operation is identical to truncation for polygons, t0,1{p} and has Coxeter-Dynkin diagram . ⁕A regular {p,q} polyhedron expands into a polyhedron with vertex figure p.4.q.4. ⁕This operation for polyhedra is also called cantellation, t0,2{p,q}, and has Coxeter-Dynkin diagram .For example, a rhombicuboctahedron can be called an expanded cube, expanded octahedron, as well as a cantellated cube or cantellated octahedron.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EXPANSION

   A combination of Grand Larceny and Piracy, involving the destruction of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.--Boston. The benevolent assimilation of previously oppressed peoples--Washington, D.C. A doubtful commercial experiment.--Wall Street. The white man's burden.--Kipling.

Matched Categories

1. • Discussion
   • Function
   • Increase
   • Mathematics

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'expansion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2817

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'expansion' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4055

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'expansion' in Nouns Frequency: #1199

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How to pronounce expansion?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of expansion in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of expansion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of expansion in a Sentence

1. Hao Hong:

   Expensive valuations, euphoric sentiment and slowing liquidity from margin lending expansion will challenge the market in the near term.

2. Falah Mustafa Bakir:

   As someone who has come from the front lines I have seen the impact of the airstrikes. Our experience is that these strikes have been effective, if that (withdrawal) was a decision of the Canadian government of course we respect that, but at the same time we would like to ask for the expansion of other types of support so it would be compensated.

3. John Holland-Kaye:

   Heathrow today complies with EU air quality limits. We have a very good and robust plan in place to make sure that even with expansion we will continue to do that.

4. Senator Manchin:

   The nearest-term issuesThings may not have been blown up on Monday, but there are still very real issues that need to be resolved -- and quickly.There are intensive negotiations to find a compromise on prescription drugs -- something left out of Biden's framework -- that can make its way into the package. This is a huge issue for House Democrats, who know it polls extremely well and has also been a long-standing commitment for the party.But the opposition of a handful of House House Democrats and Sinema have limited the scope and scale of the initial ambitions.Still, for a few days it appeared it would be scrapped altogether. Then House Democrats launched frenzied behind-the-scenes negotiations to try and thread the needle. Those are still ongoing.Democratic leaders also have to address immigration, which a handful of House Democrats have also said must be addressed to secure House Democrats votes. Senate rules have limited -- if not outright killed -- most ambitions on this front. But leaders know they need some kind of resolution here.And finally, Manchin's full-throated view that Senator Manchin needs to see scores in order to vote on any final proposal isn't exclusive to him.There are a group of moderate House House Democrats who share that view and have communicated it with leadership, according to two sources.Given how quickly Democratic leaders want to move, that stance makes things more complicated.Remember : House Speaker Nancy Pelosi can only afford to lose three House Democrats. There is virtually no margin for error and a number of real issues to resolve -- and fast. Another under-appreciated outstanding issueProgressives may now be willing to move forward without explicit assurances from centrist senators, but moderate Democrats have been clear for weeks they don't want to vote on anything that will then be changed in the Senate. With Senator Manchin making clear there's still a long way to go with Senator Manchin, this is an issue that needs to be reconciled.About the Senator Manchin remarksCNN reported that Senator Manchin had been frustrated that House Democrats were trying to get Senator Manchin to make a clear endorsement of the $ 1.75 trillion framework -- and Senator Manchin wanted to make clear where Senator Manchin stood as Senator Manchin was getting lobbied to back adding more social programs to the plan, according to a source familiar with Senator Manchin thinking. Senator Manchin also had grown angry that progressives thought they had leverage over Senator Manchin to back the $ 1.75 trillion social safety net expansion plan if they withheld their support for the $ 1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, the source said. Senator Manchin, the source said, also didn't like last-minute changes being made to the social safety net proposal. In short, Senator Manchin didn't want to get jammed into supporting something Senator Manchin was far from ready to endorse.The White House viewAbout 20 minutes after Senator Manchin concluded Senator Manchin remarks, White House press secretary Jen Psaki released this statement :.

5. James Comer:

   President Biden’s unnecessary expansion of telework crippled the ability of departments and agencies to fulfill their responsibilities and created cumbersome backlogs, the federal government exists to serve the American people and these substantial delays for basic services are unacceptable.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=expansion
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=expansion
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Expansion
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=expansion
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expansion
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=expansion
8. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=expansion
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=expansion