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ANALYSIS SITUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions
Synonyms:
analysis situs; topology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("analysis situs" is a kind of...):
pure mathematics (the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)