compactness

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Those principles include compactness, contiguity and the preservation of political subdivisions, including cities and counties, and “communities of interest” that have geography, culture or an economic sector in common.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Technologies like rooftop photovoltaics, vehicle-to-grid systems and AI-optimized resource flows do not depend on compactness.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

She achieved such compactness through exquisite craftsmanship and a degree of precision that did not waste words.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

Blijlevens and her colleagues from Eindhoven University of Technology assessed hundreds of salts on availability, safety, and compactness.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023

His galley was a marvel of compactness but every item in it had been the result of months of thought and work.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck