Meanings
nounKirby move (plural Kirby moves)
plural Kirby moves
- mathematicsAny of the moves used in the Kirby calculus for modifying framed links in the 3-sphere.
Origin
After Robion Kirby (born 1938), American topologist.
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Kirby move. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirby%20move
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“Kirby move.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirby%20move. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kirby move,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirby%20move.
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