"Reidemeister move" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Reidemeister moves [plural]
Etymology: Demonstrated by Reidemeister (1927). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Reidemeister move (plural Reidemeister moves)
  1. (mathematics, knot theory) 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. Wikipedia link: Reidemeister move Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-Reidemeister_move-en-noun-S0EJnE2P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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