expander
noun
ex·pand·er
ik-ˈspan-dər 
: one that expands
specifically
: any of several colloidal substances (such as dextran) of high molecular weight used as a blood or plasma substitute for increasing the blood volume
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Some large online social networks are expanders, and expanders can be used to build efficient error-correcting codes and improve the accuracy of random algorithms.
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Quanta Magazine, 7 June 2024
Though many random graphs end up being expanders, expanders don’t have to be random.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 June 2024
Unzipping the expander adds two inches of extra depth and a lot more packing space.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
The year is somewhere around 1175 and new worlds and markets still haven’t opened because Marco Polo hasn’t shown up yet, let alone Christopher Columbus, and Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press, the great expander of the world’s knowledge, is still nearly 300 years away.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 7 June 2024
Though many random graphs end up being expanders, expanders don’t have to be random.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 June 2024
Unzipping the expander adds two inches of extra depth and a lot more packing space.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
The year is somewhere around 1175 and new worlds and markets still haven’t opened because Marco Polo hasn’t shown up yet, let alone Christopher Columbus, and Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press, the great expander of the world’s knowledge, is still nearly 300 years away.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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expander
noun
ex·pand·er
ik-ˈspan-dər
: any of several colloidal substances (as dextran) of high molecular weight used as a blood or plasma substitute for increasing the blood volume
called also extender
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