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In other words, the sum of all the local curvatures of a three-dimensional shape is the same for all topologically equivalent shapes with the same surface area.
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Spyridon Michalakis, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020
Two shapes are topologically equivalent if one can be transformed into the other without any cutting or gluing.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 May 2020
Thus, a coffee cup and a doughnut are what’s known as topologically equivalent.
—Sophia Chen, Wired, 9 Mar. 2020
In two dimensions, any two manifolds with the same Euler characteristic are topologically equivalent.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Jan. 2015
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Spyridon Michalakis, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020
Two shapes are topologically equivalent if one can be transformed into the other without any cutting or gluing.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 May 2020
Thus, a coffee cup and a doughnut are what’s known as topologically equivalent.
—Sophia Chen, Wired, 9 Mar. 2020
In two dimensions, any two manifolds with the same Euler characteristic are topologically equivalent.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Jan. 2015
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“Topologically equivalent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topologically%20equivalent. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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