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topology

to·pol·o·gy
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tuh-pol-uh-jee]
    • /təˈpɒl ə dʒi/
    • /tɒpˈɒl.ə.dʒi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tuh-pol-uh-jee]
    • /təˈpɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of topology word

  • noun plural topology the study of those properties of geometric forms that remain invariant under certain transformations, as bending or stretching. 1
  • noun plural topology Also called point set topology. the study of limits in sets considered as collections of points. 1
  • noun plural topology a collection of open sets making a given set a topological space. 1
  • noun topology the branch of mathematics concerned with generalization of the concepts of continuity, limit, etc 0
  • noun topology a branch of geometry describing the properties of a figure that are unaffected by continuous distortion, such as stretching or knotting 0
  • noun topology a family of subsets of a given set S, such that S is a topological space 0

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Origin of topology

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; topo- + -logy

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Parts of speech for Topology

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

topology popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

topology usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for topology

noun topology

  • cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
  • chorography — the technique of mapping regions
  • earth science — any of various sciences, as geography, geology, or meteorology, that deal with the earth, its composition, or any of its changing aspects.
  • geography — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
  • geology — the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing.

Top questions with topology

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