alternating knot
Noun
Meaning
alternating knot (plural alternating knots)
(topology) A knot that has a knot diagram in which, in traveling along the knot, one passes through intersections alternatingly: over, under, over, under, etc.
Noun
alternating knot (plural alternating knots)
(topology) A knot that has a knot diagram in which, in traveling along the knot, one passes through intersections alternatingly: over, under, over, under, etc.