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Alexander polynomial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A knot invariant which assigns a polynomial with integer coefficients to each knot type.

Word forms

Alexander polynomial Alexander polynomials

Etymology

Discovered in 1923 by James Waddell Alexander.

Related words

Alexander-Conway polynomial
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