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quandle

quandle noun: a rack, scriptstyle Q,, such that scriptstyle ∀a;∈;Q a triangleright a=a or equivalently a triangleleft a=a.

Noun

quandle (plural quandles)

  1. A rack, scriptstyle Q,, such that scriptstyle ∀a;∈;Q a triangleright a=a or equivalently a triangleleft a=a.

Forms of quandle

pluralquandles

Origin of quandle

Coined by David Joyce in his 1982 paper A classifying invariant of knots: the knot quandle.

Words formed from quandle

Questions about quandle

What does quandle mean?
Quandle means a rack, scriptstyle Q,, such that scriptstyle ∀a;∈;Q a triangleright a=a or equivalently a triangleleft a=a.
What part of speech is quandle?
Quandle is a noun.
What is the plural of quandle?
The plural of quandle is quandles.

Words near quandle in the dictionary

  1. quandered
  2. quandering
  3. quanders
  4. Quandialla
  5. quandies
  6. quandle
  7. quandles
  8. quandong
  9. quandong nut
  10. quandong nuts
  11. quandong stone

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