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algebraic topology

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noun

Mathematics.

  1. the branch of mathematics that deals with the application of algebraic methods to topology, especially the study of homology and homotopy.

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When Tribe was all of 20, he was studying the mysteries of algebraic topology, but he found that "a bit lonely," so he turned to law, joining the faculty at the age of 26.

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After graduating summa cum laude, he began a Ph.D. program in math, specializing in the rarefied subject of algebraic topology.

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