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Example 3.5.7.26. Let $f: X \rightarrow Y$ be a morphism of Kan complexes. Then $f$ exhibits $Y$ as a $(-1)$-truncation of $X$ if and only if one of the following two conditions is satisfied:

  • Both $X$ and $Y$ are empty.

  • The Kan complex $X$ is nonempty and $Y$ is contractible.

See Example 3.5.7.4.