##  [Shape Theory](/shape-theory) 

  ##  [Shape Theory](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/shape-theory-0) 

  

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Definition

A homotopy-like framework that records the global homotopical or 'large-scale' type of spaces by approximating them with simpler objects (typically polyhedra) and working in an inverse or pro-homotopy category so that small-scale pathologies are ignored.