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khovanov homology

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Syllables: kho-vanov ho-mol-o-gy
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oriented link invariant that arises as the homology of a chain complex. It may be regarded as a categorification of the Jones polynomial.

Etymology

Named after Mikhail Khovanov, who developed it in the late 1990s.

Questions

What does khovanov homology mean?: An oriented link invariant that arises as the homology of a chain complex. It may be regarded as a categorification of the Jones polynomial.
Where does khovanov homology come from?: Named after Mikhail Khovanov, who developed it in the late 1990s.

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