homological

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Recent Examples of homological For the past three decades, he’s been focused on developing a program called homological mirror symmetry, which has its roots in string theory. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 12 Dec. 2025 Sheridan, Sheel Ganatra and Timothy Perutz—is building on seminal ideas introduced in 1990s by Kontsevich related to his homological mirror symmetry conjecture. Kevin Hartnett, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for homological
Adjective
  • Another interesting recommendation from ACIP is to use vaccines from the same manufacturer (homologous vaccines).
    Judy Stone, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Brain probes conducted during virtual jaunts have uncovered many points that apply to the human brain also, which is homologous to the mouse brain, Dombeck notes.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2023
Adjective
  • Probing an analogous space leads you to learn and stretch.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Primary care physicians often send referral notes—analogous to prescriptions—that list the patient’s medical history and describe the needed treatment.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The idea is to use the act of walking into another room as a trigger to complete a small, related task.
    Julianna Chen, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Derrick Raker was arrested Thursday and charged with eight counts of burglary, gun charges and related offenses, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said on Facebook.
    Laura Fay, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • In the aftermath, no comparable athlete organizing drives have surfaced, as player-employee advocates have shifted their focus away from federal regulators to the courts and lawmakers.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The result is an eventual cough that produces a sound comparable to a car backfiring through a bag of gelatine.
    Alexis Wilkinson, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

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“Homological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homological. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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