1. of Embed2. embedding 1. One instance of some mathematical object contained with in another instance, e. g. a group which is a subgroup. 2. domain theory A complete partial order F in [X -> Y] is an embedding if 1 For all x1, x2 in X, x1 <= x2 <=> F x1 <= F x2 and 2 For all y in Y, x | F x <= y is directed. "<=" is written in LaTeX as sqsubseteq.
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