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

"The inclusion of ultra-fine nano additives significantly enhances the material by increasing density and compactness."

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

Intervening defendants in the lawsuit argued that the new district should focus more on compactness and shared interests and less on race.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023

England had a sense of compactness, like a garden, a lovely garden, but this country was without borders.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara