topology
/təˈpɔɫədʒi/
the study of properties preserved under continuous deformation
topology in a sentence
“Topologically, a coffee mug and a donut are equivalent.”
Origin of topology
Greek topos place + -logy study of
Related Words
manifold
a space that locally resembles Euclidean space
isomorphism
a structure-preserving mapping between two mathematical objects
symmetry
invariance under a transformation
congruent
having exactly the same size and shape
tangent
touching a curve at exactly one point
perpendicular
at right angles to a line or surface