Plural of topos
irregular plural
The plural of topos is topoi or toposes.
Forms of topos
| Singular | topos /ˈtoʊpɒs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | topoi /ˈtɒpɔɪ/ toposes |
| Countable | countable |
Topoi and toposes in a sentence
- In fact, these universes are well-known to classical mathematicians (they are called toposes), but they look at them from “the outside”.2005, Andrej Bauer, Mathematics and Computation: The Law of Excluded Middle. From the entry LEM
- For toposes were invented by Grothendieck in the sixties for specific purposes in algebraic geometry and algebraic topology.1998, Jean-Pierre Marquis, “Book Review: Colin McLarty. Elementary Categories, Elementary Toposes.”, in Notre Dame Journal of Formal…. From the entry axiomatize
Meaning of topos
- noun A literary theme or motif; a rhetorical convention or formula.
- noun A category that behaves like the category of sheaves of sets on a topological space (or, more generally, on a site).
- noun A toilet.
Other irregular plurals
Questions about the plural of topos
- What is the plural of topos?
- The plural of topos is topoi or toposes.
- Which is correct, topoi or toposes?
- Both are used. topoi is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is topos countable?
- Topos is a countable noun.
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