Betti numbers

A form of Betti number — Any of a sequence of numbers, denoted bₙ, which characterise a given topological space K by giving, for each dimension, the number of holes in K of said dimension; (formally) the rank of the nth homology group, Hₙ, of K.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of Betti number
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