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Where does “topological” come from?

topological (English) comes from English topology, from Late Latin topologia, from Ancient Greek τόπος — place, location; topic; commonplace; position,...

topological (English): of or relating to topology

Definitions

  1. of or relating to topology

Ancestry of “topological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtopologyA branch of mathematics studying those properties...
2Late Latintopologia—
3Ancient Greekτόποςplace, location; topic; commonplace; position,...

Words derived from “topological”

  • topologically
  • nontopological
  • pretopological
  • hypertopological
  • quasitopological
  • semitopological
  • paratopological
  • bitopological
  • ditopological
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