Definition of "topological" (mathematics) Of or relating to topology . quotations examples
Quotations 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 .
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