winding number
English
Noun
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A curve of winding number 2 (around the observer)
winding number (plural winding numbers)
- (geometry, topology, mathematical analysis) The total number of times a given curve travels counterclockwise around a specified point.
Translations
the number of times a curve travels counterclockwise around a point
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