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- adverb In a
topological manner
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- adverb from the point of view of topology
Etymologies
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Examples
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They're made of recycled "industrial wool" (ground up clothing) and they fold up in topologically delightful ways.
Boing Boing 2007
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Sited at the intersection of Interstate 85 and Interstate 285, also known as the topologically knotty Moreland Interchange, in Atlanta, Georgia, this project aimed to provide new forms of access to the space of the interchange through the introduction and incorporation of an urban park.
Under Spaces 3 2009
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Sited at the intersection of Interstate 85 and Interstate 285, also known as the topologically knotty Moreland Interchange, in Atlanta, Georgia, this project aimed to provide new forms of access to the space of the interchange through the introduction and incorporation of an urban park.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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It can have an absolutely bizarre shape; it can be curved and warped and have holes (topologically), but can not be “ripped”, because “ripping” implies an “outside” of spacetime.
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But they can be in a highly skewed, non-Euclidean geometry, and are topologically equivalent. fifth monarchy man: This ball is red.
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For example, it has been proven that there is no general means of proving whether or not a pair of 'triangulated' 4-dimensional manifolds are homeomorphic (topologically identical).
Theories of Everything and Godel's theorem Gordon McCabe 2009
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The only way Weingrad can support his thesis is by shooting the arrows and drawing circles — or bizarre topologically perverse figures which you claim to be circles — around them carefully excluding most of the target.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Ongoing Debate Over Jewish Fantasy Literature 2010
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It can have an absolutely bizarre shape; it can be curved and warped and have holes (topologically), but can not be “ripped”, because “ripping” implies an “outside” of spacetime.
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For example, it has been proven that there is no general means of proving whether or not a pair of 'triangulated' 4-dimensional manifolds are homeomorphic (topologically identical).
Archive 2009-06-01 Gordon McCabe 2009
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It can have an absolutely bizarre shape; it can be curved and warped and have holes (topologically), but can not be “ripped”, because “ripping” implies an “outside” of spacetime.
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