topology
noun
to·pol·o·gy
| \ tə-ˈpä-lə-jē
, tä-\
, tä-\
plural topologies
Definition of topology
1
: topographic study of a particular place
specifically
: the history of a region as indicated by its topography
2a(1)
: a branch of mathematics concerned with those properties of geometric configurations (such as point sets) which are unaltered by elastic deformations (such as a stretching or a twisting) that are homeomorphisms
(2)
: the set of all open subsets of a topological space
b
: configuration
topology of a molecule topology of a magnetic field
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Other Words from topology
topologist
\ tə-ˈpä-lə-jist
, tä- \
noun
, tä- \
noun
Examples of topology in a Sentence
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The field of topology is something like coarse geometry: Precise shapes and distances do not matter so much. — Quanta Magazine, "Möbius Strips Defy a Link With Infinity," 20 Feb. 2019 Other theorists were also uncovering links to topology. — Quanta Magazine, "Physicists Aim to Classify All Possible Phases of Matter," 3 Jan. 2018 Intel hasn't yet revealed what the topology within each package will be, so the exact distribution of those cores and memory channels between chips is as yet unknown. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Intel announces Cascade Lake Xeons: 48 cores and 12-channel memory per socket," 5 Nov. 2018 Until then, OSIRIS-REx will study the asteroid in great detail—mapping the topology of the space rock to a greater resolution than even the Earth's surface. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "NASA’s daring asteroid mission unfurls its sampling arm for the first time," 16 Nov. 2018 Next, engineers created the basic topology of the virtual environment using a traditional game engine. — James Vincent, The Verge, "Nvidia has created the first video game demo using AI-generated graphics," 3 Dec. 2018 Physicists have learned to use concepts from geometry and topology to understand the enormous complexity that quantum mechanics can generate. — Frank Wilczek, WSJ, "The Second Quantum Revolution," 18 Oct. 2018 The interior is a topology of the familiar, the amortized-by-the-million, from seats to digital displays to switch assemblies. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "2019 Volkswagen Jetta: Return of the Great Cheap Car," 10 Aug. 2018 Musk acknowledged on Twitter that the latter idea was less likely to work given the cave’s topology, and it’s unclear how long either might take to design, test and implement. — Time, "Divers Begin Rescue Operation to Free 12 Boys and Their Soccer Coach Trapped in a Thai Cave," 8 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'topology.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for topology
topology
noun
to·pol·o·gy
| \ tə-ˈpäl-ə-jē, tä-
\
\
plural topologies
Medical Definition of topology
1
: regional anatomy
2
: configuration sense 1
the topology of a molecule
Other Words from topology
topological
\ ˌtäp-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl
\
also topologic \ -ik
\
adjective
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also topologic \ -ik
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adjective