adverb
- in a way that relates to topology, the mathematical study of properties preserved under continuous deformations
Usage: mathematical; technical
Examples
- The two shapes are topologically equivalent even though they look different.
- Topologically speaking, a doughnut and a coffee cup are the same.
- The network was analyzed topologically to understand its connectivity patterns.
- These surfaces are topologically distinct and cannot be continuously transformed into each other.
- The mathematician proved that the spaces are topologically homeomorphic.
- Topologically, the Klein bottle has no inside or outside.