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Grothendieck topology

Grothendieck topology noun: a structure on a category which makes the category's objects act like the open sets of a topological space.

Noun

Grothendieck topology (plural Grothendieck topologies)

  1. A structure on a category which makes the category's objects act like the open sets of a topological space.

Forms of Grothendieck topology

pluralGrothendieck topologies

Origin of Grothendieck topology

Named after the mathematician Alexander Grothendieck.

Questions about Grothendieck topology

What does Grothendieck topology mean?
Grothendieck topology means a structure on a category which makes the category's objects act like the open sets of a topological space.
What part of speech is Grothendieck topology?
Grothendieck topology is a noun.
What is the plural of Grothendieck topology?
The plural of Grothendieck topology is Grothendieck topologies.

Words near Grothendieck topology in the dictionary

  1. Grothe
  2. Grothendieck
  3. Grothendieck group
  4. Grothendieck groups
  5. Grothendieck topologies
  6. Grothendieck topology
  7. Grothendieck universe
  8. Grothendieck universes
  9. Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch theorem
  10. Grothendieckian
  11. Grothes

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