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拓撲

简拓扑 · 繁拓撲

Mandarin · pinyin tuò pū

(math.) (loanword) topology

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拓: tà · expand; open up; support or push
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扑: pū · pound, beat, strike; attack

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4–1 · tuo4 pu1

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noun

(mathematics) topology
(mathematics) short for 拓撲空間／拓扑空间 (tuòpū kōngjiān, “topological space”)
(computing) topology

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