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homeomorphic — adjective see homeomorphism … New Collegiate Dictionary
homeomorphic — ho·meo·mor·phic … English syllables
homeomorphic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mȯrfik adjective Etymology: home + morphic 1. : characterized by homeomorphism; specifically : topologically equivalent used of geometric figures 2. : homomorphic * * * homeomorphˈic or … Useful english dictionary
homeomorphism — homeomorphic, homeomorphous, adj. /hoh mee euh mawr fiz euhm/, n. 1. similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition. 2. Math. a function between two topological spaces that is continuous, one to one, and onto, and the… … Universalium
Manifold — For other uses, see Manifold (disambiguation). The sphere (surface of a ball) is a two dimensional manifold since it can be represented by a collection of two dimensional maps. In mathematics (specifically in differential geometry and topology),… … Wikipedia
Homeomorphism — Topological equivalence redirects here; see also topological equivalence (dynamical systems). donut illustrating that they are homeomorphic. But there does not need to be a continuous deformation for two spaces to be homeomorphic.In the… … Wikipedia
Topological manifold — In mathematics, a topological manifold is a Hausdorff topological space which looks locally like Euclidean space in a sense defined below. Topological manifolds form an important class of topological spaces with applications throughout… … Wikipedia
Seifert fiber space — A Seifert fiber space is a 3 manifold together with a nice decomposition as a disjoint union of circles. In other words it is a S^1 bundle (circle bundle) over a 2 dimensional orbifold. Most small 3 manifolds are Seifert fiber spaces, and they… … Wikipedia
Diffeomorphism — In mathematics, a diffeomorphism is an isomorphism in the category of smooth manifolds. It is an invertible function that maps one differentiable manifold to another, such that both the function and its inverse are smooth. The image of a… … Wikipedia
Surface — This article discusses surfaces from the point of view of topology. For other uses, see Differential geometry of surfaces, algebraic surface, and Surface (disambiguation). An open surface with X , Y , and Z contours shown. In mathematics,… … Wikipedia
