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Contraction principle (large deviations theory)
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Mathematics/pxTouaz4">mathematics</a> — specifically, in <a href="/facts/Large_deviations_theory/a0Agllmb">large deviations theory</a> — the contraction principle is a <a href="/facts/Theorem/f2Pe1FMD">theorem</a> that states how a large deviation principle on one space "pushes forward" (via the <a href="/facts/Pushforward_measure/aFljwqr6">pushforward</a> of a probability measure) to a large deviation principle on another space <i>via</i> a <a href="/facts/Continuous_function/sKbl02pB">continuous function</a>. </p>