cofibration

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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.

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Meanings

nouncofibration (plural cofibrations)

plural cofibrations

  1. mathematicsA 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.

Origin

From co- + fibration.

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APA

cofibration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cofibration

MLA

“cofibration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cofibration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cofibration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cofibration.

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