the branch of mathematics concerned with generalization of the concepts of continuity, limit, etc
2.
a branch of geometry describing the properties of a figure that are unaffected by continuous distortion, such as stretching or knotting
Former name: analysis situs
3. mathematics
a family of subsets of a given set S, such that S is a topological space
4.
the arrangement and interlinking of computers in a computer network
5.
the study of the topography of a given place, esp as far as it reflects its history
6.
the anatomy of any specific bodily area, structure, or part
Derived forms
topologic (ˌtɒpəˈlɒdʒɪk) or topological (ˌtopoˈlogical)
adjective
topologically (ˌtopoˈlogically)
adverb
topologist (toˈpologist)
noun
topology in American English
(toʊˈpɑlədʒi; təˈpɑlədʒi)
nounWord forms: pluraltoˈpologies
1.
a topographical study of a specific object, entity, place, etc.
the topology of the mind
2. Ancient Mathematics
the study of those properties of geometric figures that remain unchanged even when under distortion, so long as no surfaces are torn, as with a Möbius strip
3. Medicine
the topographic anatomy of a body region
Derived forms
topologic (ˌtopoˈlogic)
adjective or ˌtopoˈlogical (ˌtɑpəˈlɑdʒɪkəl)
topologically (ˌtopoˈlogically)
adverb
topologist (toˈpologist)
noun
Word origin
< Gr topos, a place (see topic) + -logy
Examples of 'topology' in a sentence
topology
Proof structures and topology, and above all the beautiful, crystalline logic which ordered the universe of number.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2001)
Parity, symmetry, topology: these will be our subjects for the months to come, Door.