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merotopy

merotopy noun: the set of all subsets of a topological space such that, for some element in that space every neighbourhood of that element contains a member of the subset.

Noun

merotopy (plural merotopies)

  1. The set of all subsets of a topological space such that, for some element in that space every neighbourhood of that element contains a member of the subset.
    • An affirmative answer was given by Simon in a recent paper on natural merotopies.1980, Topology (issue 23, part 1, page 608)
    • That μ_A satisfies the axioms of a merotopy is easily seen.2004, Categorical Structures and Their Applications: Proceedings of the North-West European Category Seminar, Berlin, Germany, 28-29 March 2003, page 63

Forms of merotopy

pluralmerotopies

Questions about merotopy

What does merotopy mean?
Merotopy means the set of all subsets of a topological space such that, for some element in that space every neighbourhood of that element contains a member of the subset.
What part of speech is merotopy?
Merotopy is a noun.
What is the plural of merotopy?
The plural of merotopy is merotopies.

Words near merotopy in the dictionary

  1. Merotic
  2. merotomies
  3. merotomy
  4. merotopic
  5. merotopies
  6. merotopy
  7. Merovech
  8. Merovee
  9. Meroveus
  10. Meroving
  11. Merovingian

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