trefoil knot
Sign in to saveAlso known as interlaced triquetra, closed overhand knot, 3a1, 3_1, 3₁, 3a_1
simplest non-trivial closed knot with three crossings
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Within Vinony's link graph, trefoil knot is referenced by 147 other articles, and connects out to knot theory, braid group and unknot.
It sits within the topics Alternating knots and links, Fibered knots and links and Knot theory.
Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- prime knot
- Image
- Blue Trefoil Knot.png
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- crossing number
- 3
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