Skein may refer to:
* A flock of
geese
A goose (: geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera '' Anser'' (grey geese and white geese) and ''Branta'' (black geese). Some members of the Tadorninae subfamily (e.g., Egyp ...
or
ducks
Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family (biology), family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and goose, geese, which are members of the same family. Divided among several subfam ...
in flight
* A wound ball of yarn with a centre pull strand; see
Hank
* A metal piece fitted over the end of a wagon
axle
An axle or axletree is a central shaft for a rotation, rotating wheel and axle, wheel or gear. On wheeled vehicles, the axle may be fixed to the wheels, rotating with them, or fixed to the vehicle, with the wheels rotating around the axle. In ...
, to which the wheel is mounted
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Skein (unit)
A skein is a unit of length which has been used in the UK.
As a measuring unit of cotton yarn or of silk
Silk is a natural fiber, natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be weaving, woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is ...
, a unit of length used by weavers and tailors
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Skein dubh
Skein may refer to:
* A flock of geese or ducks in flight
* A wound ball of yarn with a centre pull strand; see Hank
* A metal piece fitted over the end of a wagon axle, to which the wheel is mounted
* Skein (unit), a unit of length used by wea ...
, a Scottish knife
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Skein module
In mathematics, the Alexander polynomial is a knot invariant which assigns a polynomial with integer coefficients to each knot type. James Waddell Alexander II discovered this, the first knot polynomial, in 1923. In 1969, John Horton Conway, John ...
, a mathematical concept
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Skein relation
Skein relations are a mathematical tool used to study knots. A central question in the mathematical theory of knots is whether two knot diagrams represent the same knot. One way to answer the question is using knot polynomials, which are invaria ...
, a mathematical concept often used to give a simple definition of knot polynomials
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Skein (comics)
Skein (real name Sybil Dvorak, also known as Gypsy Moth and Sybarite) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The character first appeared in ''Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), Spider-Woman' ...
, a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe
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Skein (hash function)
Skein is a cryptographic hash function and one of five finalists in the NIST hash function competition. Entered as a candidate to become the SHA-3 standard, the successor of SHA-1 and SHA-2, it ultimately lost to NIST hash candidate Keccak.
The ...
, a candidate hash function to the NIST hash function competition from Bruce Schneier et al.
See also
* ''
The Tangled Skein
''The Tangled Skein'' was Baroness Orczy's second novel. First published under the title ''In Mary's Reign'' in 1901, it was re-released under the title ''The Tangled Skein'' in 1907, following the success of ''The Scarlet Pimpernel''.
The book ...
'', a novel by Baroness Orczy
* ''
With a Tangled Skein
''With a Tangled Skein'' is a fantasy novel by Piers Anthony. It is the third of eight books in the ''Incarnations of Immortality'' series. In it, Niobe agrees to become one of the three aspects of the incarnation of Fate, in an attempt to thwa ...
'', a novel by Piers Anthony, book three of ''Incarnations of Immortality''
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Skien
Skien () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsjø area and Bø. The administrative ...
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