-
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...
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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...
- 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...
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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...
- quasi-
contract (or implied-in-law
contract or
constructive contract) is a
fictional contract recognised by a court. The
notion of a quasi-
contract can be...
- In finance, a ****ures
contract (sometimes
called ****ures) is a
standardized legal contract to buy or sell
something at a
predetermined price for delivery...
- A
contractible manifold is one that can
continuously be
shrunk to a
point inside the
manifold itself. For example, an open ball is a
contractible manifold...
- 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...
