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de bruijn's theorem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de brui-jn's the-o-rem
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A theorem about packing congruent rectangular bricks into larger rectangular boxes so that no space is left over. It states that a "harmonic brick" (one in which each side length is a multiple of the next smaller side length) can only be packed into a box whose dimensions are multiples of the brick's dimensions.

Etymology

Devised by the Dutch mathematician Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn in a 1969 paper.

Questions

What does de bruijn's theorem mean?
A theorem about packing congruent rectangular bricks into larger rectangular boxes so that no space is left over. It states that a "harmonic brick" (one in which each side length is a multiple of the next smaller side length) can only be packed into a box whose dimensions are multiples of the brick's dimensions.
Where does de bruijn's theorem come from?
Devised by the Dutch mathematician Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn in a 1969 paper.

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