A term of endearment used by algebraic topologists when talking about their favorite power tools such as Abelian groups, bundles, homology groups, homotopy groups, K-theory, Morse theory, obstructions, stable homotopy theory, vector spaces, etc. Gadgets are sometimes also called algebraic gadgets.
See alsoAbelian Group,
Algebraic Topology,
Bundle,
Free,
Homology Group,
Homotopy Group,
K-Theory,
Obstruction,
Morse Theory,
Vector Space Explore with Wolfram|Alpha ReferencesPage, W. Topological Uniform Structures. New York: Dover, 1994. Referenced on Wolfram|AlphaGadget Cite this as:Weisstein, Eric W. "Gadget." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Gadget.html
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