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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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.

Etymology

From co- + fibration.

Related phrases

topological space

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