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paris-harrington theorem

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
paris-har-ring-ton the-o-rem
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A theorem stating that a certain combinatorial principle in Ramsey theory, namely the strengthened finite Ramsey theorem, is true, but not provable in Peano arithmetic.

Etymology

Named after Jeff Paris and Leo Harrington, who carried out work on this topic.

Inflected Forms

the Paris-Harrington theorem (canonical)

Questions

What does paris-harrington theorem mean?
A theorem stating that a certain combinatorial principle in Ramsey theory, namely the strengthened finite Ramsey theorem, is true, but not provable in Peano arithmetic.
Where does paris-harrington theorem come from?
Named after Jeff Paris and Leo Harrington, who carried out work on this topic.

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