Editing Geometric topology (section)

{{Short description|Branch of mathematics studying (smooth) functions of manifolds}}
{{for|the mathematical object|Geometric topology (object)}}
{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}
[[File:Borromean Seifert surface.png|thumb|A [[Seifert surface]] bounded by a set of [[Borromean rings]]; these surfaces can be used as tools in geometric topology]]

In [[mathematics]], '''geometric topology''' is the study of [[manifold]]s and [[Map (mathematics)#Maps as functions|maps]] between them, particularly [[embedding]]s of one manifold into another.