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Contraction morphism

Okay kiddo, a contraction morphism is like a magic trick that shrinks things. Imagine you have a big toy train and you want to make it smaller. A contraction morphism can help you do that.

Now, let's get into the technical stuff. In math, we sometimes study something called a "space" which is like a collection of points. These points can be anything, like numbers, shapes or even trains. A contraction morphism is a way to take one space and make it smaller by stretching and squishing it.

For example, if we have a space with 10 points, we can use a contraction morphism to transform it into a smaller space with only 5 points. But here's the trick, even though we made the space smaller, it still looks the same in some ways. This means that some properties of the space (like distances between points) will stay the same even after we apply the contraction morphism.

In summary, a contraction morphism is like a tool that helps us make things smaller while keeping some of their important properties intact. And just like a magic trick, it's pretty cool to watch it happen!
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