In knot theory, a branch of mathematics, a pretzel link is a special kind of link. A pretzel link which is also a knot (i.e. a link with one component) is a pretzel knot.
In the standard projection of the pretzel link, there are left-handed crossings in the first tangle, in the second, and, in general, in the nth.
A pretzel link can also be described as a Montesinos link with integer tangles.
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