"quotient space" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quotient spaces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quotient space (plural quotient spaces)
  1. (topology and algebra) A space obtained from another by identification of points that are equivalent to one another in some equivalence relation. Categories (topical): Algebra, Topology Synonyms (space composed of points equivalent to each other in some relation): identification space Related terms: quotient map, quotient topology, equivalence class, quotient group [group-theory, mathematics, sciences] Translations (a topological space): tekijäavaruus (Finnish)

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