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Discovered in 1923 by James Waddell Alexander.
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Alexander polynomial
Today it means: A knot invariant which assigns a polynomial with integer coefficients to each knot type. Full definition →
Today it means: A knot invariant which assigns a polynomial with integer coefficients to each knot type. Full definition →
Discovered in 1923 by James Waddell Alexander.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.