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noncontractible

noncontractible adjective: not contractible.

Adjective

noncontractible (not comparable)

  1. Not contractible.
    • For this case, we prove that the noncontractible intervals are in natural correspondence with the zonogonal tilings of a zonogon.2015, Thomas McConville, “Homotopy type of intervals of the second higher Bruhat orders”, in arXiv

Origin of noncontractible

From non- + contractible.

Questions about noncontractible

What does noncontractible mean?
Noncontractible means not contractible.
What part of speech is noncontractible?
Noncontractible is an adjective.

Words near noncontractible in the dictionary

  1. noncontraband
  2. noncontraceptive
  3. noncontract
  4. noncontracted
  5. noncontractibility
  6. noncontractible
  7. noncontractile
  8. noncontracting
  9. noncontraction
  10. noncontractor
  11. noncontractors

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