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What’s the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study the shape of the world and everything in it

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What’s the shape of the universe? Mathematicians use topology to study the shape of the world and everything in it

You can describe the shape you live on in multiple dimensions. vkulieva/iStock via Getty Images Plus John Etnyre,…

March 9, 2025