topology
- noun
- /təˈpɑlədʒi/
- Specialized
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topografía
- Please analyze the metaphor of the network. What are its limitations and opportunities in the context of education? This links to the previous question about the different kinds of social topology and the works of Mol and Law.
Examples
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The topology of the area didn't help matters.
Blog text (16) -
Slices adjacent to the one in Figure 7 provide a test of our hypothesis about the topology of the structures.
Academic text (1990) -
Admittedly, the topology remains imprecise.
Academic text (1994) -
Because we filtered for genes that were consistent with the species tree, these genes were then concatenated and the topology was fixed to be consistent with the species tree.
Academic text (2018) -
Simondon (who, despite himself, merely confirms his Bergsonism here) deduces that a living being's topology now needs a living being's chronology associated with it.
Academic text (2017) -
The topology of the excavation shows this to be, in some respects, a misplaced concern: objects in the cave are pre-historical, historical, and post-historical if not at once, then in close succession, and in both the conventional and procedural senses.
Academic text (1994) -
The topology of the region was carefully mapped to understand its unique features.
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We examined the topology of the mountains during our geography class to learn about their formation.
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Studying the topology of the landscape revealed significant insights into its geological history.
Synonyms
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1.8
The study of Earth's land, climate, plants, and how people live there
2
8.9
The study of land shapes like hills, valleys, and coasts and how they change over time
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6.5
The study or map showing the shape and features of land
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9.9
The study of land shapes and how they form
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7.7
The study of the Earth's surface and how people live with land and climate
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3.9
The study of Earth's natural features and how they change, like mountains and rivers
Compounds
- Specialized
How computers and devices are connected so they can communicate, not where they are placed
- Specialized
How devices like computers and cables are arranged and connected in a communication system
- Specialized
How layers and simple units connect in a computer model that learns
Surface Forms
Morphology
topology = topo + logy
This geographical sense is a specialized extension and is not directly predictable from the combining forms alone.
Etymology
Topology comes from the Greek topos 'place' and -logy 'study', and is close to the word topography used in maps. It can mean studying the physical 'places' and shapes of a region, so the topology of a valley tells us about its land shape and history.