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The Trefoil Knot: The Simplest Nontrivial Knot
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In this quick Deep Dive, we explore why the trefoil is the gateway knot in math: what nontrivial means, how tricolorability proves it’s truly knotted, and why its chirality matters. We also peek at where this elegant three-crossing shape appears in art, symbolism, and biology—from Celtic knots to DNA and protein folding.
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