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
  • These are not real feelings, Anthropic’s researchers emphasized, but patterns in the model’s neural activations that guide its responses, shaping decisions, preferences, and outputs in ways loosely analogous to human emotions.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Compared to last year, arrests were down 14% citywide over an analogous 30-day spring break period, according to Miami Beach police.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • In a separate, but related decision, the council unanimously approved renaming a skatepark at John Landes Community Park on Cedar Road for Oceanside High School graduate Shane Hidalgo.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • During that period, the enterprise allegedly imported more than 11 million pounds of explosives and related materials onto a site located near residents and a family pool, Nabity said.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • One of the few clubs with comparable fees, the Yellowstone Club in Montana, offers access to multiple resorts, 50 ski trails and more than a dozen restaurants across a members-only area the size of Manhattan.
    Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The average American of 1925, Bradley noted, citing his team’s considerable research for its new book, lived at a standard of living roughly comparable to South Africa today.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026

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“Homological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homological. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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