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cofibration

cofibration noun: a particular form of mapping. A continuous mapping i:A→X, where A and X are topological spaces, is a cofibration if it satisfies the homotopy extension property with respect to all spaces Y.

Noun

cofibration (plural cofibrations)

  1. A particular form of mapping. A continuous mapping i:A→X, where A and X are topological spaces, is a cofibration if it satisfies the homotopy extension property with respect to all spaces Y.

Forms of cofibration

pluralcofibrations

Origin of cofibration

From co- + fibration.

Questions about cofibration

What does cofibration mean?
Cofibration means a particular form of mapping. A continuous mapping i:A→X, where A and X are topological spaces, is a cofibration if it satisfies the homotopy extension property with respect to all spaces Y.
What part of speech is cofibration?
Cofibration is a noun.
What is the plural of cofibration?
The plural of cofibration is cofibrations.

Words near cofibration in the dictionary

  1. coffées
  2. cofiber
  3. cofibers
  4. cofibrant
  5. cofibrantly
  6. cofibration
  7. cofibrations
  8. cofibre
  9. cofibres
  10. Cofield
  11. Cofields

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