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In algebraic topology, the '''homotopy excision theorem''' offers a substitute for the absence of excision in homotopy theory. More precisely, let ''X'' be a space that is union of the interiors of subspaces ''A'', ''B'' with <math>C = A \cap B</math> nonempty, and suppose a pair <math>(A, C)</math> is (<math>m-1</math>)-connected, <math>m \ge 2</math>, and a pair <math>(B, C)</math> is (<math>n-1</math>)-connected, <math>n \ge 1</math>. Then, for the inclusion <math>i: (A, C) \to (X, B)</math>,

:<math>i_*: \pi_q(A, C) \to \pi_q(X, B)</math>