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turning numbers

turning numbers is the plural of turning number.

Meaning of turning number

Noun

turning number (plural turning numbers)

  1. A version of winding number in which the number of rotations is counted with respect to the tangent of the curve rather than a fixed point.
    • This program illustrates the Whitney-Graustein theorem, that two closed curves (immersions of the circle) in the plane can be deformed into one another without letting go of the immersion property if and only if their turning numbers are the same.1989, Wayne Sewell, Weaving a Program: Literate Programming in WEB, page 516

Questions about turning numbers

What is turning numbers the plural of?
Turning numbers is the plural of turning number.

Words near turning numbers in the dictionary

  1. turning joints
  2. turning king's evidence
  3. turning lane
  4. turning loose
  5. turning number
  6. turning numbers
  7. turning off
  8. turning on
  9. turning on its head
  10. turning on one's heel
  11. turning on the waterworks

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