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and chiral.

The (p,q) torus knot is equivalent to the (q,p) torus knot. The (p,-q) torus knot is the obverse (mirror image) of the (p,q) torus knot. The (-p,-q) torus knot is equivalent to the (p,q) torus knot except for the reversed orientation.

Any (p,q)-torus knot can be made from a closed braid with p strands. The appropriate braid word is
:(This formula assumes the common convention that braid

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