Alexander polynomial

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Etymology[edit]

Discovered in 1923 by James Waddell Alexander.

Noun[edit]

Alexander polynomial (plural Alexander polynomials)

  1. (mathematics) A knot invariant which assigns a polynomial with integer coefficients to each knot type.

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