deformation retract

noun

Definitions

  1. A subspace such that there is a retraction onto it of the ambient space homotopic to the…

    A subspace such that there is a retraction onto it of the ambient space homotopic to the identity function on the ambient space.

  2. To have a deformation retract as a subspace.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for deformation retract. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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