In the context of a slinky, compressions are the regions where the coils are closer together, and rarefactions are the regions where the coils are further apart.
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In a slinky, compressions are regions where the coils are close together, while rarefactions are regions where the coils are spread apart, mimicking the high-pressure and low-pressure areas of sound waves.