(statistics, signal processing) A signal processing technique for efficiently acquiring and reconstructing a signal, by finding solutions to underdetermined linear systems.

plural of compressed yeast

(mathematics, computing) Represented by the minimum number of bits that can represent the maximum value (of an integer variable)

(historical) A strong metal chamber in which a patient can sit, and into which air is driven by a steam engine to any required pressure; an obsolete form of physical therapy.

plural of compressed-air bath

(medicine) Any fracture of a bone (most often a load-bearing bone such as a vertebra) caused by compression

A machine used to keep blood and lymph flowing by pushing air through bands or sleeves that are placed on the arms or legs.

The property of a material that relates to its ability to resist compression loads.

(computing) Any of several techniques for reducing the number of bits needed to represent an item of digital data, either to save storage or to use less bandwidth when transmitting it

The tendency of soft materials, such as elastomers, to undergo permanent deformation; the tendency of such materials to have a memory or to lose their ability to recover in a completely elastic manner.