Borromean rings
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title:
Borromean rings
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In mathematics, the Borromean rings are three simple closed curves in three-dimensional space that are topologically linked and cannot be separated from each other, but that break apart into two unknotted and unlinked loops when any one of the three is cut or removed. Most commonly, these rings are drawn as three circles in the plane, in the pattern of a Venn diagram, alternatingly crossing over and under each other at the points where they cross. Other triples of curves are said to form the Bor
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Three linked but pairwise separated rings
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borromean_rings
date created:
2004-08-02T13:37:39Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T10:49:04Z
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