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a) Capable of contractionb) (of a topological set) Able to be reduced to one of its points by a continuous deformation
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contractible — ⇒CONTRACTIBLE, adj. Qui a la possibilité de se contracter (cf. BALZAC, Théorie de la démarche, 1833, p. 642). Prononc. :[ ]. Étymol. et Hist. 1833 (BALZAC, loc. cit. : La pensée (...) si fluide, si expansible, si contractible). Dér. du rad. de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Contractible — Con*tract i*ble, a. Capable of contraction. [1913 Webster] Small air bladders distable and contractible. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contractible — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able to be shrunk or capable of contracting … English terms dictionary
contractible — contractable, contractible see able, ible … Modern English usage
Contractible space — In mathematics, a topological space X is contractible if the identity map on X is null homotopic, i.e. if it is homotopic to some constant map.[1][2] Intuitively, a contractible space is one that can be continuously shrunk to a point. A… … Wikipedia
contractible — adjective see contract II … New Collegiate Dictionary
contractible — See contractibility. * * * … Universalium
contractible — con tract·i·ble || tÉ™bl adj. shrinkable, reducible … English contemporary dictionary
contractible — adjective able to be shrunk or capable of contracting … English new terms dictionary
contractible — con·tract·ible … English syllables
