1. deformation retract - Noun
2. deformation retract - Verb
deformation retract (plural deformation retracts)
(topology) A subspace such that there is a retraction onto it of the ambient space homotopic to the identity function on the ambient space.
deformation retract (third-person singular simple present deformation retracts, present participle deformation retracting, simple past and past participle deformation retracted)
To have a deformation retract as a subspace.
deformation-retract (third-person singular simple present deformation-retracts, present participle deformation-retracting, simple past and past participle deformation-retracted)
To have a deformation retract as a subspace.
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