| 1. | (mathematics) | embedding - One instance of some mathematical object contained with in another instance, e.g. a group which is a subgroup. | |
| 2. | (theory) | embedding - (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). |