SINCE 1828
topological
adjective
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Definition of topological
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: of or relating to topology
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: being or involving properties unaltered under a homeomorphism
continuity and connectedness are topological properties
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Helium three, at these low temperatures, forms a special kind of superfluid, called a topological superfluid. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Magnetic helium makes superfluid time crystal," 2 June 2018 So, no one was exactly sure if a topological insulator laser could exist. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Many rings, not one, create a laser to confound us all," 2 Feb. 2018 The research marks the first release of data from PolarGAP, which aims to fill in topological information about the area around the South Pole. — David Freeman /, NBC News, "Vast hidden canyons and mountain ranges discovered in Antarctica," 26 May 2018 That property makes topological qubits attractive for quantum computers. — Neil Savage, Scientific American, "What Are the Limits of Manipulating Nature?," 8 May 2018 Physicists have also observed topological protection in electromagnetic waves. — Davide Castelvecchi, Scientific American, "Physicists Harness Twisted Mathematics to Make Powerful Laser," 5 Feb. 2018 Microsoft's quantum computing efforts are built around a concept called a topological qubit. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Microsoft brings its quantum dev kit to macOS, Linux; new kind of qubit this year," 26 Feb. 2018 These singularities are mathematical holes and also arise in topological insulators. — George Musser, Science | AAAS, "Waves that drive global weather patterns finally explained, thanks to inspiration from bagel-shaped quantum matter," 5 Oct. 2017 The number of extra qubits varies according both to the algorithm and the kind of quantum machine being used; in principle, topological qubits will need far fewer error correcting qubits than other quantum computer designs. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Microsoft makes play for next wave of computing with quantum computing toolkit," 25 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'topological.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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