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The wikipedia article says, 'The definition of a topological space relies only upon

set theory and is the most general notion of a mathematical "space" that allows for the definition of concepts such as continuity, connectedness, and convergence.'


These are abstract spaces where distance is, in some sense, ignored. When Euler considered the 'seven bridges of Koenigsberg problem', for instance, he appreciated that he was ignoring the distances between the bridges and was considering only how they were connected--so that someone could traverse each of them just once. Since that time, of course, the idea of a topological space has permeated many areas of mathematics.


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depends on what that means... but to answer you question... i don't know. algenraic functions turn dyslexic topological polynomials on their head in Non-Non-Euclidean Riemannian after-space