I was walking along the road one day when I spied a cord of some sort lying in my path. From my vantage point, as I was approaching the cord, I could not tell if it was knotted or not.
What is the probability that the cord was knotted?
(In reply to
re(2): As I figure it by Richard)
A quick search revealed many sites on Knot Theory and references to tables on knots up to 11 and 12 crossings. I'm sure a definition is out there, but I think if someone posted a similar problem with only 5 crossings, I'd be using my shoelaces to try to solve it.
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re(3): As I figure it
