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path components functor

This functor maps a topological space XX to its set π0(X)\pi_0(X) of path components. Thus, π0(X)=U(X)/\pi_0(X) = U(X) / {\sim}, where U(X)U(X) is the underlying set and xyx \sim y when there is a path from xx to yy.

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