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15 Feb 2012, 2:05 am

My favourite word is "clopen".

It is only ever used in the context of a branch of mathematics called topology. In topology, there are "open sets" and "closed sets". If a set is both open and closed, then it is called "clopen".

I like this word because it is a strange combination of (1.) ridiculous, (2.) obscure, (3.) paradoxical, and (4.) useful.

EDIT: Apparently, I was wrong! There are a few other uses for this word, although they are probably at the level of in-jokes. To "clopen" can apparently mean to close up shop one day and then be there for the opening the next day. Apparently, "clopen" is also a buzzword used to describe the distribution model of some Android software (as in, "clopen-source").

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15 Feb 2012, 7:41 am

Nitromethane.

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17 Feb 2012, 4:39 pm

Interesting (which coincidentally I use waaaaaay too much)

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17 Feb 2012, 9:16 pm

Motivation

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17 Feb 2012, 9:20 pm

Word

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17 Feb 2012, 10:17 pm

OBSTREPEROUS

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