Torus vs Exostosis - What's the difference?
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(topology) A topological space which is a product of two circles.
(mathematics) The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a shape consisting of a ring with a circular cross-section: the shape of an inner tube or hollow doughnut.
The product of the specified number of circles.
(architecture) A molding which projects at the base of a column and above the plinth.
(botany) The end of the peduncle or flower stalk to which the floral parts (or in the Asteraceae, the florets of a flower head) are attached; see receptacle.
A benign bony growth, often covered with cartilage, on the surface of a bone or tooth.
As nouns the difference between torus and exostosis
is that torus is torus (shape) while exostosis is a benign bony growth, often covered with cartilage, on the surface of a bone or tooth.torus
English
(wikipedia torus)Noun
(en-noun)- A 4-variable Karnaugh map can be thought of, topologically, as being a torus .