
Simply connected space
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A [[Topological space|topological space]] $X$ is simply connected if it is [[Path-connected space|path-connected]] and if its [[Fundamental group|fundamental group]] is [[trivial|trivial]]:1
A [[Topological space|topological space]] $X$ is simply connected if it is [[Path-connected space|path-connected]] and if its [[Fundamental group|fundamental group]] is trivial, in other words if:2
$$\pi_{1}(X)\cong\{0\}.$$Revision 1258
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A [[Topological space|topological space]] $X$ is simply connected if it is [[Path-connected space|path-connected]] and if its [[Fundamental group|fundamental group]] is [[trivial|trivial]]:
$$\pi_{1}(X)\cong\{0\}.$$