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Jones polynomial

Jones polynomial noun: a particular knot polynomial that is an invariant of an oriented knot or link which assigns to each oriented knot or link a Laurent polynomial in the variable t^(1/2) with integer coefficients.

Noun

Jones polynomial (plural Jones polynomials)

  1. A particular knot polynomial that is an invariant of an oriented knot or link which assigns to each oriented knot or link a Laurent polynomial in the variable t^(1/2) with integer coefficients.

Forms of Jones polynomial

pluralJones polynomials

Origin of Jones polynomial

Discovered by Vaughan Jones in 1984.

Questions about Jones polynomial

What does Jones polynomial mean?
Jones polynomial means a particular knot polynomial that is an invariant of an oriented knot or link which assigns to each oriented knot or link a Laurent polynomial in the variable t^(1/2) with integer coefficients.
What part of speech is Jones polynomial?
Jones polynomial is a noun.
What is the plural of Jones polynomial?
The plural of Jones polynomial is Jones polynomials.

Words near Jones polynomial in the dictionary

  1. Jones diagram
  2. Jones diagrams
  3. Jones Island
  4. Jones plug
  5. Jones plugs
  6. Jones polynomial
  7. Jones polynomials
  8. Jones reductor
  9. Jonesboro
  10. Jonesborough
  11. jonesed

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