deformation retract
deformation retract · deformation retracts
A subspace such that there is a retraction onto it of the ambient space homotopic to…A subspace such that there is a retraction onto it of the ambient space homotopic to the identity function on the ambient space.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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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