"Conway knot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Conway knots [plural]
Etymology: Named after John Horton Conway. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Conway knot (plural Conway knots)
  1. (mathematics) A particular knot with 11 crossings, related by mutation to the Kinoshita-Terasaka knot. Wikipedia link: Conway knot, John Horton Conway Categories (topical): Mathematics

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