Pullback

Meaning

Noun

●

The

or result of

; a withdrawal.

●

In Film:

The

of

a

back to

the

scene.

●

Something that

; a

; a hindrance.

●

In Finance:

A

in the price of a

financial instrument

after

a peak

●

In Sports:

An

from the

into a

further from the

line.

●

A

for making a woman's

and

in front.

●

In Differential geometry:

The

between

of

to a

between

smooth manifolds

, which at each point is the dual

to the

pushforward.

●

In Category theory:

The

of a

: a Cartesian

or “pullback

”.

●

In Category theory:

Within a Cartesian

(which

of

and a

of

) the

which is

to a given one of the

, said to be “along” the

which is between that

of

. (The

is said to be “of” the given

.)

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Origin

pullback

English

back

English

bak

Middle English (1100-1500)

bæc

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

pull

English

pullen

Middle English (1100-1500)

pullian

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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