deformation retract
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See also: deformation-retract
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (verb): deformation-retract
Noun[edit]
deformation retract (plural deformation retracts)
- (topology) A subspace such that there is a retraction onto it of the ambient space homotopic to the identity function on the ambient space.
Further reading[edit]
deformation retract on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb[edit]
deformation retract (third-person singular simple present deformation retracts, present participle deformation retracting, simple past and past participle deformation retracted)
- To have a deformation retract as a subspace.
Usage notes[edit]
- The ambient space is said to deformation retract onto the subspace.