What does closed mean?

Definitions for closed
kloʊzdclosed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. closedadjective

    not open or affording passage or access

    "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"

  2. closedadjective

    (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints

  3. shut, unopen, closedadjective

    not open

    "the door slammed shut"

  4. closed, shutadjective

    used especially of mouth or eyes

    "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"

  5. closed(a)adjective

    requiring union membership

    "a closed shop"

  6. closedadjective

    with shutters closed

  7. closedadjective

    not open to the general public

    "a closed meeting"

  8. closed, unsympatheticadjective

    not having an open mind

    "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas"

  9. closed, closed in(p)adjective

    blocked against entry

    "a closed porch"

Wiktionary

  1. closedadjective

    Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open

  2. closedadjective

    Not operating or conducting trade

  3. closedadjective

    Non public (as in closed source)

  4. closedadjective

    Having an open complement.

  5. closedadjective

    Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.

    The set of integers is closed under addition: uE00097514uE001.

  6. closedadjective

    Lacking a free variable.

ChatGPT

  1. closed

    Closed can have various meanings depending on its context: 1. In general terms, closed refers to a state or situation where something is not open or is inaccessible. For instance, a closed door or a closed shop. 2. In mathematics, a set is said to be closed if it contains all its limit points, or in other words, any sequence of points within the set has a limit also contained in the set. 3. In physics and engineering, a closed system refers to a physical system that does not exchange matter with its surroundings, and isn't subject to any force whose source is external to the system. 4. In business, a closed economy is one that does not trade with outside economies, or only does so to a very limited extent. 5. In communication or conversation, being closed can refer to not being open or receptive to new ideas or perspectives. 6. In computer programming, a closed source or proprietary software is one that is exclusively owned by an organization and is not open for others to edit or modify. 7. In the concept of operations management and the supply chain, a closed loop system refers to a system where the output is recycled back into the system as input. 8. In general topology, a set is closed if its complement is an open set. 9. In circuit theory, a closed circuit allows electricity to flow from the source to the load. 10. In psychology, a closed mind refers to a mindset that is not open to new ideas or perspectives. Remember, the exact meaning will depend heavily on the context in which 'closed' is used.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Closed

    of Close

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'closed' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1306

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'closed' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1907

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'closed' in Adjectives Frequency: #599

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of closed in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of closed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of closed in a Sentence

  1. Mika Saarela:

    We have in fact not closed, the Global Preparatory Academies plan has not fallen through and that is part of the ongoing process with the court.

  2. Lakshheish M Patel:

    Crook stock brokers had prior information that stock market will spurt up in the last 45 minutes of trading session therefore they had shut down their terminal function for that period so that traders can't make any profit. SBI securities had closed its server today

  3. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin:

    I think we've made a lot of progress. Both sides have been working around the clock, still documents that are going to be reviewed tonight and turned around and there are still a couple of open issues but I think we're very hopeful this can be closed out tomorrow.

  4. Sarah Sanders:

    The FBI July report required significant additional investigatory field work before [ the ] personnel security office could begin to evaluate the information for adjudication. As Director Wray said, information was still coming to the White House personnel security office in February, the The FBI portion was closed. The White House personnel security office, who's the one that makes the recommendation for adjudication, had not finished their process and therefore had not made a recommendation to The White House.

  5. Mitchell Burgess:

    If winter is slumber and spring is birth, and summer is life, then autumn rounds out to be reflection. It's a time of year when the leaves are down and the harvest is in and the perennials are gone. Mother Earth just closed up the drapes on another year and it's time to reflect on what's come before.

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