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Loop (in topology)

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A closed path. In detail, a loop is a continuous mapping of the interval into a topological space such that . The set of all loops in a space with a distinguished point for which forms the loop space.

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Loop (in topology). Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Loop_(in_topology)&oldid=41992
This article was adapted from an original article by M.I. Voitsekhovskii (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article