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Topology is an abstraction of geometry; it deals with sets having a structure which permits the definition of continuity for functions and a concept of “closeness” of points and sets. This structure, called the “topology” on the set, was originally determined from the properties of open sets in Euclidean spaces, particularly the Euclidean plane.
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Croom, F.H. (1978). Geometric Complexes and Polyhedra. In: Basic Concepts of Algebraic Topology. Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9475-4_1
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