Expansion may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
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L'Expansion
''L'Expansion'' was a French former monthly business magazine based in Paris, France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territo ...
'', a French monthly business magazine
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''Expansion'' (album), by American jazz pianist Dave Burrell, released in 2004
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''Expansions'' (McCoy Tyner album), 1970
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''Expansions'' (Lonnie Liston Smith album), 1975
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''Expansión'' (Mexico), a Mexican news portal linked to CNN
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Expansion (sculpture)
''Expansion'' is a contemporary art mixed media sculpture (bronze and electricity) by Paige Bradley, first exhibited in 2004. It is a depiction of a nude woman in a meditative state with light emanating from cracks in the body.
History
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(2004) Bronze sculpture illuminated from within
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''Expansión'' (Spanish newspaper), a Spanish economic daily newspaper published in Spain
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Expansion pack
An expansion pack, expansion set, supplement, or simply expansion is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game, video game or collectible card game. These add-ons usually add new game areas, weapons, objects, characters, or ...
in gaming, extra content for games, often simply "expansion"
Science, technology, and mathematics
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Expansion (geometry)
In geometry, expansion is a polytope operation where facets are separated and moved radially apart, and new facets are formed at separated elements ( vertices, edges, etc.). Equivalently this operation can be imagined by keeping facets in the ...
, stretching of geometric objects with flat sides
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Expansion (model theory)
In universal algebra and in model theory, a reduct of an algebraic structure is obtained by omitting some of the operations and relations of that structure. The opposite of "reduct" is "expansion."
Definition
Let ''A'' be an algebraic struc ...
, in mathematical logic, a mutual converse of a reduct
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Expansion card
In computing, an expansion card (also called an expansion board, adapter card, peripheral card or accessory card) is a printed circuit board that can be inserted into an electrical connector, or expansion slot (also referred to as a bus sl ...
, in computing, a printed circuit board that can be inserted into an expansion slot
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Expansion chamber, on a two-stroke engine, a tuned exhaust system that enhances power output
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Expansion joint
An expansion joint, or movement joint, is an assembly designed to hold parts together while safely absorbing temperature-induced expansion and contraction of building materials, and vibration, or to allow movement due to ground settlement or seis ...
, an assembly that absorbs heat-induced expansion and contraction of construction materials
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Joule–Thomson effect or Joule–Thomson expansion, the decrease in temperature of a gas when it expands
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Thermal expansion
Thermal expansion is the tendency of matter to change its shape, area, volume, and density in response to a change in temperature, usually not including phase transitions.
Temperature is a monotonic function of the average molecular kinetic ...
, the tendency of matter to change in shape, area, and volume in response to a change in temperature
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Expansion of the universe, the increase of the distance between two distant parts of the universe with time
Economics
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Expansion (economics)
An economic expansion is an increase in the level of economic activity, and of the goods and services available. It is a period of economic growth as measured by a rise in real GDP. The explanation of fluctuations in aggregate economic activit ...
, an increase in the market value of an economy over time
Sport
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Expansion team, a new team in a sports league
Other uses
* MV ''Expansion'', a former name of American cargo liner
See also
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Expansion chamber (disambiguation) An expansion chamber is an exhaust system used on a two-stroke cycle engine to enhance its power output by improving its volumetric efficiency.
Expansion chamber may also refer to:
* A large-scale expansion tank such as used in a pumping station ...
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Elasticity (disambiguation)
Elasticity often refers to:
*Elasticity (physics), continuum mechanics of bodies that deform reversibly under stress
Elasticity may also refer to:
Information technology
* Elasticity (data store), the flexibility of the data model and the c ...
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Expansionism, a policy of enlarging territory or economic influence
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Stretching
Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle or tendon (or muscle group) is deliberately flexed or stretched in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and achieve comfortable muscle tone. The result is a feeling ...
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