algebraic topology

== English == === Noun === algebraic topology (uncountable) (mathematics) The branch of mathematics that uses tools from abstract algebra to study topological spaces. 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. ==== Synonyms ==== (branch of mathematics): combinatorial topology (obsolete) ==== Translations ==== === See also === algebraic geometry differential topology === Further reading === Glossary of algebraic topology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Algebraic topology on Encyclopedia of Mathematics