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- adjective Having a
homeomorphism
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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).
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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).
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Q: What's green and homeomorphic to the open unit interval?
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If they had known enough mathematics, they would have been happy to use the word ‘homeomorphic’.
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* Strictly speaking, two shapes are homeomorphic if you can distort one to become the other without breaking it, and without any new touchings.
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* Strictly speaking, two shapes are homeomorphic if you can distort one to become the other without breaking it, and without any new touchings.
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If they had known enough mathematics, they would have been happy to use the word ‘homeomorphic’.
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The bat wing and human arm are homeomorphic: you can transform one into the other by distorting the rubber on which it is drawn.
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The bat wing and human arm are homeomorphic: you can transform one into the other by distorting the rubber on which it is drawn.
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Mathematicians have a word for this: ‘homeomorphic’.
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