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Delannoy number

Delannoy number noun: the number of possible paths from the southwest corner (0, 0) of a rectangular grid to the northeast corner (m, n), using only single steps north, northeast, or east.

Noun

Delannoy number (plural Delannoy numbers)

  1. The number of possible paths from the southwest corner (0, 0) of a rectangular grid to the northeast corner (m, n), using only single steps north, northeast, or east.

Forms of Delannoy number

pluralDelannoy numbers

Origin of Delannoy number

Named after French army officer and amateur mathematician Henri Delannoy.

Questions about Delannoy number

What does Delannoy number mean?
Delannoy number means the number of possible paths from the southwest corner (0, 0) of a rectangular grid to the northeast corner (m, n), using only single steps north, northeast, or east.
What part of speech is Delannoy number?
Delannoy number is a noun.
What is the plural of Delannoy number?
The plural of Delannoy number is Delannoy numbers.

Words near Delannoy number in the dictionary

  1. DeLand
  2. DeLandian
  3. Delane
  4. Delanes
  5. Delaney
  6. Delannoy number
  7. Delannoy numbers
  8. Delano
  9. Delanos
  10. Delanson
  11. delanterone

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