CW complex

English

Etymology

The C stands for "closure-finite", and the W for "weak topology".

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• cell complex

Derived terms

• Cayley complex

Translations

collection of balls of various dimensions

• Finnish: CW-kompleksi