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deformation retract

deformation retract noun: a subspace such that there is a retraction onto it of the ambient space homotopic to the identity function on the ambient space.

Noun

deformation retract (plural deformation retracts)

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

Verb

deformation retract (third-person singular simple present deformation retracts, present participle deformation retracting, simple past and past participle deformation retracted)

  1. To have a deformation retract as a subspace.

Forms of deformation retract

Noun
pluraldeformation retracts
alternative formdeformation-retract
Verb
third-person singular presentdeformation retracts
present participledeformation retracting
past participledeformation retracted
pastdeformation retracted

Questions about deformation retract

What does deformation retract mean?
Deformation retract means a subspace such that there is a retraction onto it of the ambient space homotopic to the identity function on the ambient space.
What part of speech is deformation retract?
Deformation retract can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of deformation retract?
The plural of deformation retract is deformation retracts.

Words near deformation retract in the dictionary

  1. deformalizing
  2. deformat
  3. deformation
  4. deformation energies
  5. deformation energy
  6. deformation retract
  7. deformation retracted
  8. deformation retracting
  9. deformation retracts
  10. deformation-retract
  11. deformation-retracted

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