dense
/dɛns/
noun
🇬🇧 UK
/dɛns/
🇺🇸 US
/dɛns/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A thicket.
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Meaning 2 · adjective
Having relatively high density.
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Meaning 3 · adjective
Compact; crowded together.
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Meaning 4 · adjective
Thick; difficult to penetrate.
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Meaning 5 · adjective
Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
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Meaning 6 · adjective
Obscure, or difficult to understand.
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Meaning 7 · adjective
Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See Wikipedia article on dense sets for mathematical definition.
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Meaning 8 · adjective
(of a person) Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.
How this word is used
- Everyday “In everyday speech, people use “dense” when they mean: a thicket..”
- Academic “Scholars may discuss “dense” carefully in formal writing.”
- Business “Teams often rely on clear use of “dense” in professional communication.”
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