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möbius function

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
mo-bius -func-tion
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A function from the natural numbers to the set {−1, 0, 1} which maps perfect squares to 0, prime numbers to −1, and is multiplicative.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after August Ferdinand Möbius (1790–1868), a German mathematician and theoretical astronomer who introduced it in 1832.

Usage

Questions

What does möbius function mean?
A function from the natural numbers to the set {−1, 0, 1} which maps perfect squares to 0, prime numbers to −1, and is multiplicative.
Where does möbius function come from?
Named after August Ferdinand Möbius (1790–1868), a German mathematician and theoretical astronomer who introduced it in 1832.

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