Topology Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Topology

Meaning 1 : the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions

    Synonyms : analysis situs
Meaning 2 : the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region

    Synonyms : regional anatomy,  topographic anatomy
Meaning 3 : the configuration of a communication network

    Synonyms : network topology
Meaning 4 : topographic study of a given place (especially the history of the place as indicated by its topography)

    Example : Greenland's topology has been shaped by the glaciers of the ice age