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algebraic topology

algebraische Topologie

The branch of mathematics that uses tools from abstract algebra to study topological…The branch of mathematics that uses tools from abstract algebra to study topological spaces.

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(uncountable)The branch of mathematics that uses tools from abstract algebra to study topological spaces.
Although algebraic topology primarily uses algebra to study topological problems, using topology to solve algebraic problems is sometimes also possible.
1969, Emil Artin, Hel Braun, Introduction to Algebraic Topology, C. E. Merrill Publishing Company, Professor Emil Artin lectured on algebraic topology during the winter semester of 1959–60.
algebraische Topologie