TOPOLOGICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does topological mean? 

• TOPOLOGICAL (adjective)
  The adjective TOPOLOGICAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to topology

  Familiarity information: TOPOLOGICAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOPOLOGICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to topology

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

topologic; topological

Pertainym:

topology (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)

 Context examples 

Contrasting activities of DNA topoisomerase I and DNA gyrase result in the maintenance of DNA topological homeostasis.

(DNA Topology Regulation, NCI Thesaurus)