# Fary-Milnor theorem

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. In knot theory, a theorem stating that three-dimensional smooth curves with small total curvature must be unknotted.

## Etymology
Named after István Fáry and John Milnor, who proved it independently in 1949 and 1950.

## Source
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