Background for retraction

retraction

/rɪˈtrækʃən/

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noun

An act or instance of retracting.

Examples :

"The newspaper issued a retraction after printing false information about the politician. "

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noun

A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.

Examples :

"After realizing his mistake, the student issued a retraction of his earlier claim about the project deadline. "

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noun

A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.

Examples :

"The teacher demonstrated a retraction of the complex geometric shape, smoothly deforming it back to its simpler, rectangular base, which remained unchanged throughout the process. "