contractable

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contractable

(kənˈtræktəbəl) or

contractible

adj

capable of being contracted

conˈtractably, conˈtractibly adv

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Adj.

contractable - (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

catching, communicable, transmissible, transmittable, contagious

infectious - easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell

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They are compact sets, similar to those that are contractable, and behave homotropically much like points.

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In a world of changing financial technology, the list of contractable measures of instability can never be completely described.

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Similarly, there was no error in which contractions were prevented by misarranged letters, such as a contractable "er" sequence being metathesized, as in the following nonoccurring invented error:

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At best, it may establish a contractable partnership that supplements--without substituting for--policies of sound regulatory discipline in individual countries.

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However, the private provider's incentive to reduce costs is excessive because this provider ignores the adverse effects on quality that are not contractable.