Topological vs Profinite - What's the difference?

In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between topological and profinite

is that topological is (mathematics) of or relating to topology while profinite is (mathematics) describing certain topological groups formed from finite groups.

As adjectives the difference between topological and profinite

is that topological is (mathematics) of or relating to topology while profinite is (mathematics) describing certain topological groups formed from finite groups.

topological

English

(Topology)

Adjective

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(mathematics) of or relating to topology

* Johnston, Adrian, "Jacques Lacan", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2013 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = .

By the 1970s, with his meditations on the topological figure of the Borromean knot—this knotting of three rings, pictured on the coat of arms of the Borromeo family, is arranged such that if one ring is broken, all three are set free in disconnection—Lacan emphasizes the mutual dependence of the registers on one another. Hence, loosely speaking, the Imaginary, the Symbolic, and the Real can be thought of as the three fundamental dimensions of psychical subjectivity à la Lacan.

Derived terms

* topological abelian group * topological algebra * topological basis * topological completion * topological cube * topological defect * topological space