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An unknot which can only be unknotted by first increasing the number of crossings.

mu_i(epsilon), sometimes denoted P_i(epsilon), is the probability that element i is populated, normalized such that sum_(i=1)^Nmu_i(epsilon)=1.

The simplicial complex formed from a family of objects by taking sets that have nonempty intersections.

Approximates the possible values of y in terms of x if sum_(i,j=0)^na_(ij)x^iy^j=0.

An element B of a ring is nilpotent if there exists a positive integer k for which B^k=0.

An algebraic surface of degree 9. Enneper's minimal surface is an example of a nonic surface.

In the American system, 10^(30).

A quantity which is either 0 (zero) or positive, i.e., >=0.

An integer that is either 0 or positive, i.e., a member of the set Z^*={0} union Z^+, where Z-+ denotes the positive integers.

An integer that is either 0 or negative, i.e., a member of the set {0} union Z^-, where Z-- denotes the negative integers.