Suppose \(X\) and \(Y\) are topological spaces . A surjective map \(q\colon X\to Y\) is called quotient map if the topology of \(Y\) is the quotient topology induced by \(q\).
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- A composition of quotient maps is a quotient map.
- Restrictions on saturated open or closed sets are quotient spaces.