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Contraction

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)

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 can also refer to:

A structural rule in proof theory, see Idempotency Of Entailment