Meanings
nounSeifert surface (plural Seifert surfaces)
plural Seifert surfaces
- An orientable surface whose boundary is a given link.
Origin
After Herbert Seifert.
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APA
Seifert surface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seifert%20surface
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“Seifert surface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seifert%20surface. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Seifert surface,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seifert%20surface.
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