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ramsey number

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
ram-sey num-ber
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any one of a certain set of numbers which are guaranteed to exist by Ramsey's theorem; a positive integer which is a certain function of some given multiset of positive integers, where that "certain function" is that which yields the minimal number guaranteed to exist by Ramsey's theorem.

Etymology

Named after Frank Plumpton Ramsey (1903–1930), British mathematician, philosopher and economist.

Inflected Forms

Ramsey numbers (plural)

Questions

What does ramsey number mean?
Any one of a certain set of numbers which are guaranteed to exist by Ramsey's theorem; a positive integer which is a certain function of some given multiset of positive integers, where that "certain function" is that which yields the minimal number guaranteed to exist by Ramsey's theorem.
Where does ramsey number come from?
Named after Frank Plumpton Ramsey (1903–1930), British mathematician, philosopher and economist.

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