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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Knot.
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Knot may refer to:

knot – a fastening or securing of rope or a similar material
knot (speed) – a unit of speed equaling 1.15 statute mph or 1.852 km/h
knot (mathematical) – in mathematical knot theory, an abstract representation of a knot in the above sense
red knot – a bird
shoulder knot – a decorative braid or ribbon
top knot – a large tuft of hair (or ribbons) on a person's head
a protuberant growth or swelling, i.e. a growth in a gland, or a hard nodule in a tree or lumber
in gardening, an elaborate interlace of tightly-clipped low hedging; see knot garden, parterre, history of gardening
in language, a type of join, as in a marriage
in statistics, a tight cluster or group; see cluster sampling

See also: celtic knot

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+{{disambig}}
-'''Knot''' has several valid meanings, including:
+'''Knot''' may refer to:
-* A '''[[knot]]''' is a fastening or securing of rope, or a similar material.
-* In mathematical [[knot theory]], a '''[[knot_(mathematical)|knot]]''' is an embedding of a circle in 3-D space &mdash; an abstract representation of '''knot''' in the sense cited above.
-* A '''[[red knot]]''' or '''knot''' is a [[bird]], a migratory sandpiper.
-* A [[shoulder knot]] is a decorative [[braid]] or [[ribbon]], worn on the shoulder.
-* In [[History of gardening|gardening]] a '''knot''' is an elaborate interlace of tightly-clipped low hedging, often of contrasting leaf color or textures, typical of a [[knot garden]] or a bed in a [[parterre]].
-* A '''top knot''' is a large tuft of hair (or ribbons) on a person's head
-* A '''knot''' is a type of join, as in a [[marriage]].
-* A '''knot''' is a tight [[Cluster_sampling|cluster]] or group.
-* A '''knot''' is a protuberant growth or swelling, i.e. a growth in a gland, or a hard nodule in a tree or [[lumber]].
-* In navigation, a '''[[Knot (speed)|knot]]''' is a unit of [[speed]]. One knot equals 1.15 statute [[miles per hour]], or 1.852 [[kilometres per hour]].
+* '''[[knot]]''' – a fastening or securing of rope or a similar material
-See also: [[celtic knot]].
+* '''[[knot (speed)]]''' – a unit of [[speed]] equaling 1.15 statute [[miles per hour|mph]] or 1.852 [[kilometres per hour|km/h]]
+* '''[[knot (mathematical)]]''' – in mathematical [[knot theory]], an abstract representation of a knot in the above sense
+* '''[[red knot]]''' – a [[bird]]
+* '''[[shoulder knot]]''' – a decorative [[braid]] or [[ribbon]]
+* '''[[top knot]]''' – a large tuft of [[hair]] (or ribbons) on a person's head
+* a protuberant growth or swelling, i.e. a growth in a [[gland]], or a hard nodule in a [[tree]] or [[lumber]]
+* in gardening, an elaborate interlace of tightly-clipped low hedging; see [[knot garden]], [[parterre]], [[history of gardening]]
+* in language, a type of join, as in a [[marriage]]
+* in statistics, a tight [[cluster]] or group; see [[cluster sampling]]
+''See also: [[celtic knot]]''
-{{disambig}}