In mathematics, a knot is an embedding of a circle into three-dimensional Euclidean space, considered as a closed loop with no loose ends. Two knots are usually regarded as equivalent if one can be continuously deformed into the other without cutting the loop, a relation called ambient isotopy. Unlike knots in rope or string, a mathematical knot disregards physical properties such as thickness and friction, isolating the pure question of how a loop can be tangled in three-dimensional space. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Entity-backed identity for the object-kind enum value this mathematical object already carries, resolved to a mathematics concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The object-kind fact itself stays on the object unchanged.
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1. Knot (Mathematics) (Wikipedia)
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