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hales-jewett theorem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
hales--jew-et-t the-o-rem
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A fundamental combinatorial result of Ramsey theory, concerning the degree to which high-dimensional objects must necessarily exhibit some combinatorial structure, and cannot be completely random.

Etymology

Named after Alfred W. Hales and Robert I. Jewett.

Inflected Forms

the Hales-Jewett theorem (canonical)

Questions

What does hales-jewett theorem mean?
A fundamental combinatorial result of Ramsey theory, concerning the degree to which high-dimensional objects must necessarily exhibit some combinatorial structure, and cannot be completely random.
Where does hales-jewett theorem come from?
Named after Alfred W. Hales and Robert I. Jewett.

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