densification

American  

[dens-uh-fi-kay-shuhn] / ˌdɛns ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

densifications

1. the act or process of making or becoming denser, as a material substance, population, urban development, etc.

2. Statistics. Statistics. the process of filling in gaps in a visualization of data by various strategies, such as combining data from different sources or using calculations to project intervening data between established data points.

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Other Word Forms

• dedensification noun
• overdensification noun
• redensification noun

Example Sentences

“The presentation also highlighted a meaningful densification opportunity,” Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The project breaks with the philosophy of the state’s housing policy, which has long been focused on urban densification.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2023

Speaking from a housing development in London, Mr Sunak said the new funding for London would help drive densification and regenerate unused brownfield land.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2023

“This sets the foundation for densification in different parts of the county,” said Silver Spring resident Alan Bowser, president of the Montgomery County Civic Federation, a coalition of homeowner and civic associations.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2022

But now comes the startling part of the investigation: we might expect matter to be a densification of this koilon; it is nothing of the kind.

From Occult Chemistry Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements by Sinnett, A. P.