finer

American  

[fahy-ner] / ˈfaɪ nər /

adjective

Mathematics.

1. of or relating to a topology or a topological space whose open sets include all the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.

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Etymology

Origin of finer

Special use of comparative of fine ¹

Example Sentences

Few people were more agnostically alive than Stoppard, who loved the finer things in life and handsomely earned them with his inexhaustible wit.

From Los Angeles Times

So until the finer points of all the various contracts are signed and sealed, O'Neill will keep taking the team.

From BBC

It’s not the kind of place you’d expect an NFL coach to request a dinner tutorial from a future Hall of Fame receiver on the finer points of his release technique.

From Los Angeles Times

BofA analysts on Friday said the timing of the leadership change put a finer point on Walmart’s confidence in the business overall, adding that they expected no big changes in strategy.

From MarketWatch

"By squeezing -- silencing the noise -- you effectively use quantum mechanical interactions to 'squish' that meter stick, effectively creating finer gradations and allowing you to measure smaller things more precisely."

From Science Daily

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