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Trefoil knot

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knot theorynoun(mathematics) A branch of topology dealing with knots.
hopf linknoun(topology) The simplest interlinkage of two loops; two interlinked rings.
alternating knotnoun(topology) A knot that has a knot diagram in which, in traveling along the knot, one passes through intersections alternatingly: over, under, over, under, etc.
hopfionnoun(mathematics) A knot in a three-dimensional continuous unit vector field that cannot be unknotted without cutting
closed loopnounA feedback loop, especially when found in:
knottingnoun(chiefly mathematics) The formation of a knot.
true lover's knotnounAny of various knots (for string or the like) having some symmetry.
knotnounA looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
tanglenounA tangled twisted mass.
knottednessnoun(mathematics) The condition of being knotted
stevedore's knotnoun(mathematics) A knot made from a single loop that crosses itself three times
knotfulnounFull of knots; knotty.
conway knotnoun(mathematics) A particular knot with 11 crossings, related by mutation to the Kinoshita-Terasaka knot.
pretzel linknoun(topology) A link with a standard projection comprising several tangles, each a braid on two strands, with the tangles arranged in some cyclic order.
flypenounA fold or flap, especially of the brim of a hat
slice knotnoun(mathematics) A mathematical knot in three-dimensional space that bounds a disc in four-dimensional space.
brunnian braidnoun(topology) A braid that becomes trivial upon removal of any one of its strings.
linknounA connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
knotoidnounA form of knot diagram whose underlying curve is a segment rather than a circle.
superslicenoun(computing) A slice that is an amalgamation of smaller slices.

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