A universal covering space is a specific type of covering space that serves as a 'universal' model for all covering spaces of a given topological space. It is characterized by having a property that every covering space of the original space can be obtained as a quotient of the universal covering space by some group of deck transformations. This makes it particularly important in studying the fundamental group and understanding how spaces can be lifted and related to each other.
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