How to Use knot theory in a Sentence
knot theory
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The mathematics of knot theory can also be used to study links, which are interconnected knots.
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Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
3 Oct. 2025
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These are some of the fundamental questions in the mathematical field of knot theory.
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Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
3 Oct. 2025
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Now, with the additivity conjecture decisively struck down, the knot theory community has a wide world to explore.
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Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Scottish mathematician, whose research laid the foundation for modern knot theory, was trying to find a way to tell knots apart — a notoriously difficult task.
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Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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The leap from knots to links is a relatively small one, but mathematicians can extend the ideas of knot theory to study mind-bending concepts such as higher-dimensional knots, surfaces with knotted edges and difficult-to-imagine objects obtained by subtracting a knot from three-dimensional space.
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Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
3 Oct. 2025
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