Reidemeister moves

A form of Reidemeister move — Any of three local moves on a link diagram: (i) twist and untwist in either direction; (ii) move one loop completely over another; (iii) move a string completely over or under a crossing.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Reidemeister move
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