crossing number

non-negative integer-valued knot invariant; least number of crossings in a knot diagram
Thing knot_invariant Q2548661
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crossing number

Summary

crossing number is a knot invariant[1]. It draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (knot_invariant category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • crossing number's instance of is recorded as knot invariant[3].
  • crossing number's GND ID is recorded as 4471150-5[4].
  • crossing number's subclass of is recorded as non-negative integer[5].
  • crossing number's subclass of is recorded as crossing number[6].
  • crossing number's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04csvbj[7].
  • crossing number's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Knots and links by crossing number[8].
  • crossing number's main Wikidata property is recorded as P11035[9].
  • crossing number's different from is recorded as Kreuzungszahl[10].
  • crossing number's different from is recorded as Crossing number[11].
  • crossing number's studied by is recorded as knot theory[12].
  • crossing number's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2777724877[13].

Why It Matters

crossing number draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (knot_invariant category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_crossing-number_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{crossing number}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/crossing-number}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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