deformation retracts

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

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of deformation retract
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of deformation retract
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