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/təˈpɒlədʒɪst/ · top·ol·o·gist
noun
- A mathematician who studies topology, the branch of mathematics concerned with properties of space that are preserved under continuous deformations such as stretching and bending. The topologist presented a proof that a coffee cup and a doughnut are homeomorphic.
Did you know? Topologists often illustrate their field with the classic joke that a coffee cup and a doughnut are the same shape, because each has one hole.