connectedadj/kəˈnɛktɪd/

• 1

  Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.

  • Of course, he has very little money, and is rather shy in manner, but he is very well-connected.
  • In human society, there is an irreconcilable conflict between the concept of financial wellbeing of the individual and the pernicious desire for increased wealth of the politically well connected.
• 2

  Having relationships; involved with others.

  • By his father's side Mr Trumbull was connected with one of the most honorable and conspicuous families of his native state.
  • She is descended, on the father's side, from an ancient family in Northumberland, not remotely connected with nobility ; and there is a quaint rhyme current in the north country, which promises the name a long duration.
• 3

  Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.

  • It wasn't as though there were groups of kids from mob-connected families who socialized exclusively; in fact, a consequence of growing up in a huge city like New York was that you had several groups of friends, simply due to the number and density of people.
• 4

  Intimate; having bonds of affection.

  • We were sitting on his bed and I was doing a lot of mirroring and chatting and just having a very connected conversation.
  • Once again they became best friends and were very connected to each other emotionally.
• 5

  mathematicssciencestopologyThat cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.

  • As a combinatorial subject, the connected dominating set has been studied in as early as 1970s.
• 6

  graph-theorymathematicssciencesHaving a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.

  • In a connected graph, there is no section (proper subset that includes all edges from each vertex in said subset) of the graph that is isolated from the rest.
• 7

  Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network.

  • Connected viewing activities such as streaming movies on Facebook, virtually attending BDLive screening events, or chatting via social media apps about a favorite television show require a significant amount of telecommunications and information infrastructure.
  • The objective is to understand and use the effectiveness of such technologies and best practices that proide succssful strategies towards developing a connected government that is more responsive to the needs of the general public and is engaged in full e-participation of the citizens.

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