Glossary

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boundary the topological limit of an element

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gap  the measured distance or angle between two surfaces
geometry  the relation between elements taking into account their exact quantitative measurements

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healing the action of filling a gap that may exist between two adjacent surfaces

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join the topological operation in which adjacent surfaces can be assembled to make up one element

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Connection distance the distance between two adjacent edges and beyond which gaps can be defined as holes

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smoothing the action of correcting the geometry of edges

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topology the relation between elements abstracted from exact quantitative measurements