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topological

topological

2 9.9
About shapes and parts that do not change when you stretch or bend them, like a rubber band
  • adjective
  • /ˌtɑːpəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : topológico
  • Whatever the behavior of the phase transition, if topological defects can form, then they will form.
  • topological defects
  • topological quantum
  • topological space

However, critics have said that Microsoft's qubits aren't so much topological as they are hypothetical.

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Examples

  • Well, it's actually topological quantum order.

    Now You See Me 2 (2016)

  • A quantum Hall interferometer could establish an essential requirement of topological quantum computing: that quasiparticles be nonabelian.

    Academic text (2005)

  • I am more interested in what we can call topological systems.

    Academic text (2004)

  • So you can have different topological surfaces.

  • So in my case, I like to study the geometrical and topological properties of DNA.

    Numberphile

  • There was no horizon, no top or bottom, left or right, just a continuous topological transformation.

    Academic text (1999)

  • To create these states, Microsoft uses topological superconductors, which are not a new discovery.

  • In this sense, topological space differs from Euclidean space in that it doesn't have empty areas.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Furthermore, the country's extraordinary topological variation creates regional isolation, obstacles to commerce, and constraints on agricultural production.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Researchers often analyze the topological features of a shape to understand its properties under stretching.

Synonyms

topologic
vstopological
  • Specialized
9.9

The way shapes, spaces, or networks connect

focuses specifically on properties preserved under continuous deformations

Compounds

topological space
  • Specialized
9.9

A set of points with a rule that says which groups of points are open

Surface Forms

topological positive

Morphology

topological = topology (transparent) = topo + log + ical

The adjective is built in a standard way from the noun 'topology' plus the adjectival suffix '-ical'.

Etymology

Topological comes from the Greek root topo meaning 'place', the same root in topography which is about maps of places. A helpful way to remember topological is to think of properties that stay the same when you stretch or bend an object without tearing it, because topology is about how parts are arranged rather than exact shape or size.