analysis situs

noun

Mathematics Now Rare.

topology.

analysis situs

noun

a former name for topology

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Word History and Origins

Origin of analysis situs¹

First recorded in 1905–10

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Example Sentences

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Professor James Waddell Alexander will lecture on combinatorial analysis situs, hold seminars on the applications of algebra and group theory to topology.