In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
TOPOLOGY
topology, network topology
(noun) the configuration of a communication network
topology, analysis situs
(noun) 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
topology
(noun) topographic study of a given place (especially the history of the place as indicated by its topography); “Greenland’s topology has been shaped by the glaciers of the ice age”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
topology (countable and uncountable, plural topologies)
(mathematics) A branch of mathematics studying those properties of a geometric figure or solid that are not changed by stretching, bending and similar homeomorphisms.
(mathematics) A collection τ of subsets of a set X such that the empty set and X are both members of τ, and τ is closed under finitary intersections and arbitrary unions.
(medicine) The anatomical structure of part of the body.
(computing) The arrangement of nodes in a communications network.
(technology) The properties of a particular technological embodiment that are not affected by differences in the physical layout or form of its application.
(topography) The topographical study of geographic locations or given places in relation to their history.
(dated) The art of, or method for, assisting the memory by associating the thing or subject to be remembered with some place.
Synonyms
• (mathematics) analysis situs
Meronyms
• open set
Holonyms
• topological space
Anagrams
• optology
Source: Wiktionary
To*pol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Definition: The art of, or method for, assisting the memory by associating the thing or subject to be remembered with some place. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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