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[[Image:Skein (HOMFLY).svg|thumb|Many knot polynomials are computed using [[skein relations]], which allow one to change the different crossings of a knot to get simpler knots.]] In the [[mathematics|mathematical]] field of [[knot theory]], a '''knot polynomial''' is a [[knot invariant]] in the form of a [[polynomial]] whose coefficients encode some of the properties of a given [[knot (mathematics)|knot]].
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