Contraction

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Contraction can mean:

Contraction (childbirth), a contraction during childbirth
Contraction (grammar), a new word formed from two or more individual words, see also abbreviation and acronym
Contraction (phonology)
Contraction (economic), a reversal of economic growth; the opposite of economic expansion.
The reverse of thermal expansion
Contraction mapping, in mathematics, a type of function on a metric space
Edge contraction or vertex contraction, graph operations used in graph theory
Muscle contraction, one that occurs when a muscle fiber shortens
Tensor contraction in tensor theory (in mathematics)
Contraction, a stage in Wound healing

Contraction can also refer to:

A structural rule in proof theory, see idempotency of entailment

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