A planar diagram depicting a link (or knot) as a sequence of segments with gaps representing undercrossings and solid lines overcrossings. In such a diagram, only two segments should ever cross at a single point. Link diagrams for the trefoil knot and figure eight knot are illustrated above.
Link Diagram
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