differential topology

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noun Mathematics.

the branch of topology that studies the properties of differentiable manifolds that remain invariant under diffeomorphisms.

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Then, the U.S. and Portugal would be tied in points, goal differential, and goals scored.
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That differential accounted for about 60 percent of the downward revision.
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The efforts are proceeding slowly and tentatively because the price differential of the fuel is only one factor to consider.
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A record is generally kept of the number of nucleated red cells seen during a differential count of leukocytes.
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The differential count is best made upon a film stained with Wright's, Jenner's, or Ehrlich's stain.
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Jenner's stain, which gives a somewhat similar picture, is preferred by many for differential counting of leukocytes.
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The principal source of the irregularities was found in the concealed upper differential wheel of the Grubb slow motion.
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You,” said I. “You drive a nail as if it were an abstruse problem in differential calculus.
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