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retract [′rē‚trakt] (mathematics) A subsetRof a topological spaceXis a retract ofXif there is a continuous map ƒ fromXtoR,with ƒ(r) =rfor all pointsrofR. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Moreover, if you do not immediately retract your demand I shall withdraw him Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold; stir more than they can quiet; fly to the end, without consideration of the means and degrees; pursue some few principles, which they have chanced upon absurdly; care not to innovate, which draws unknown inconveniences; use extreme remedies at first; and, that which doubleth all errors, will not acknowledge or retract them; like an unready horse, that will neither stop nor turn. You will retract this assertion, will you not, Beauchamp? |
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