Definition of contractible. Meaning of contractible. Synonyms of contractible

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Definition of contractible

Contractible
Contractible Con*tract"i*ble, a. Capable of contraction. Small air bladders distable and contractible. --Arbuthnot.

Meaning of contractible from wikipedia

- space X is contractible if the identity map on X is null-homotopic, i.e. if it is homotopic to some constant map. Intuitively, a contractible space is one...
- A contract is an agreement that specifies certain legally enforceable rights and obligations pertaining to two or more parties. A contract typically involves...
- weakly contractible if all of its homotopy groups are trivial. It follows from Whitehead's Theorem that if a CW-complex is weakly contractible then it...
- The terms Contract A and Contract B in Canadian contract law refer to a concept applied by the Canadian courts regarding the fair and equal treatment of...
- Section 10, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, known as the Contract Clause, imposes certain prohibitions on the states. These prohibitions...
- In contract law, a contract of sale, sales contract, sales order, or contract for sale is a legal contract for the purchase of ****ets (goods or property)...
- Freedom of contract is the process in which individuals and groups form contracts without government restrictions. This is opposed to government regulations...
- In moral and political philosophy, the social contract is an idea, theory, or model that usually, although not always, concerns the legitimacy of the authority...
- Contract killing (also known as murder-for-hire) is a form of murder or ********ination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person...
- In finance, a ****ures contract (sometimes called ****ures) is a standardized legal contract to buy or sell something at a predetermined price for delivery...