finer

American  

[fahy-ner] / ˈfaɪ nər /

adjective

Mathematics.

1. of or relating to a topology or a topological space whose open sets include all the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.

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Etymology

Origin of finer

Special use of comparative of fine ¹

Example Sentences

Not all computer models are in agreement about how the finer details of the Christmas forecast will look, but there are some themes now emerging.

From BBC

Putting a finer point on that is Shaw’s declaration that the greatest threat to this nation is not from without, it’s from within, concluding that only fear really makes people fall into line.

From Salon

So I think I wouldn’t have changed much because I also think the more quiet tones and the finer little nuanced details, you can also put them across when you’re onstage.

From Los Angeles Times

Few people were more agnostically alive than Stoppard, who loved the finer things in life and handsomely earned them with his inexhaustible wit.

From Los Angeles Times

So until the finer points of all the various contracts are signed and sealed, O'Neill will keep taking the team.

From BBC

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