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Alexander polynomial
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Etymology
Discovered in 1923 by en James Waddell Alexander James Waddell Alexander II.
Noun
en math A knot invariant which assigns a polynomial with integer coefficients to each knot type.
Related terms
en Alexander-Conway polynomial