factor space

Meanings:

• 1.

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  • A space obtained from another topological space by identifying points that are declared equivalent under a given equivalence relation (synonymous with quotient space).

• 2.

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  • A space that serves as a factor (multiplicand) in a product space, i.e., one of the component spaces whose product yields a larger space.