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CW complex

CW complex noun: a collection of balls of various dimensions, with higher-dimensional ones mapped along their respective boundaries to lower-dimensional ones.

Noun

CW complex (plural CW complexes)

  1. A collection of balls of various dimensions, with higher-dimensional ones mapped along their respective boundaries to lower-dimensional ones.
    Synonyms:
    cell complex

Synonyms of CW complex

  • cell complex

Forms of CW complex

pluralCW complexes

Origin of CW complex

The C stands for "closure-finite", and the W for "weak topology".

Words formed from CW complex

Questions about CW complex

What does CW complex mean?
CW complex means a collection of balls of various dimensions, with higher-dimensional ones mapped along their respective boundaries to lower-dimensional ones.
What part of speech is CW complex?
CW complex is a noun.
What is the plural of CW complex?
The plural of CW complex is CW complexes.

Words near CW complex in the dictionary

  1. CVV
  2. CVVs
  3. CVX
  4. CVZ
  5. CW
  6. CW complex
  7. CW complexes
  8. CW generator
  9. CW generators
  10. CWA
  11. CWB

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