unknot

noun
/ˈʌn.nɒt/UK/ˈʌn.nɑt/US/ʌnˈnɒt/UK/ʌnˈnɑt/US

Etymology

From un- + knot.

  1. derived from *gnod- — “to bind
  2. inherited from *knuttô
  3. inherited from *knottō
  4. inherited from cnotta
  5. inherited from knotte
  6. prefixed as unknot — “un + knot

Definitions

  1. In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted.

  2. To unfasten (a knot).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at unknot. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at unknot. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at unknot

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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