| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| italia | contrattile, contraibile |
| suomi | kutistuva |
| Komparatiivi | more contractible |
| Superlatiivi | most contractible |
(mathematics) (of a topological set) Able to be reduced to one of its points by a continuous deformation
Illustration of some contractible and non-contractible spaces. Spaces A, B, and C are contractible; spaces D, E, and F are not.