mereotopology

In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between topology and mereotopology

is that topology is (mathematics) a collection τ'' of subsets of a set ''x'' such that the empty set and ''x'' are both members of ''τ'' and ''τ is closed under arbitrary unions and finite intersections while mereotopology is (mathematics) a theory combining mereology and topology, investigating relations between parts and wholes and boundaries between them.

As nouns the difference between topology and mereotopology

is that topology is (mathematics) a branch of mathematics studying those properties of a geometric figure or solid that are not changed by stretching, bending and similar homeomorphisms while mereotopology is (mathematics) a theory combining mereology and topology, investigating relations between parts and wholes and boundaries between them.

As nouns the difference between mereology and mereotopology

is that mereology is (logic) the discipline which deals with parts and their respective wholes while mereotopology is (mathematics) a theory combining mereology and topology, investigating relations between parts and wholes and boundaries between them.

In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between theory and mereotopology

is that theory is (mathematics) a field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs while mereotopology is (mathematics) a theory combining mereology and topology, investigating relations between parts and wholes and boundaries between them.

As nouns the difference between theory and mereotopology

is that theory is (obsolete) mental conception; reflection, consideration while mereotopology is (mathematics) a theory combining mereology and topology, investigating relations between parts and wholes and boundaries between them.