Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
topmost
topnotch
topo
topo-
topography
topoi
topoisomerase
topoisomerase inhibitor
topology
toponym
toponymy
topos
topotype
-topped
topper
toppie (1)
toppie (2)
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

topology

to·pol·o·gy [ tə pólləjee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. study of geometric properties: the study of the properties of geometric figures that are independent of size or shape and are not changed by stretching, bending, knotting, or twisting

2. family of subsets: the family of all open subsets of a mathematical set, including the set itself and the empty set, which is closed under set union and finite intersection

3. anatomy of body part: the anatomy of a part of the body

4. study linking topography and time: the study of changes in topography that occur over time and, especially, of how such changes taking place in an area affect the history of that area

5. relationships between linked elements: the relationships between parts linked together in a system such as a computer network ( formal )


top·o·log·ic [ tòppə lójjik ] adjective
top·o·log·i·cal [ tòppə lójjik'l ] adjective
top·o·log·i·cal·ly [ tòppə lójjikəlee ] adverb
to·pol·o·gist noun
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft