"CW complex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: CW complexes [plural]
Etymology: The C stands for "closure-finite", and the W for "weak topology". Head templates: {{en-noun|head=CW complex}} CW complex (plural CW complexes)
  1. (topology) A collection of balls of various dimensions, with higher-dimensional ones mapped along their respective boundaries to lower-dimensional ones. Wikipedia link: CW complex Categories (topical): Topology Synonyms: cell complex Derived forms: Cayley complex Translations (collection of balls of various dimensions): CW-kompleksi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-CW_complex-en-noun-29SZACMf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology

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