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Freiman's theorem

Freiman's theorem proper noun: in additive combinatorics, a central result that indicates the approximate structure of sets whose sumset is small. It roughly states that if |A+A|/|A| is small, then A can be contained in a small generalized arithmetic progression.

Proper noun

Freiman's theorem

  1. In additive combinatorics, a central result that indicates the approximate structure of sets whose sumset is small. It roughly states that if |A+A|/|A| is small, then A can be contained in a small generalized arithmetic progression.

Origin of Freiman's theorem

The result is due to Gregory Freiman (1964, 1966).

Questions about Freiman's theorem

What does Freiman's theorem mean?
Freiman's theorem means in additive combinatorics, a central result that indicates the approximate structure of sets whose sumset is small. It roughly states that if |A+A|/|A| is small, then A can be contained in a small generalized arithmetic progression.
What part of speech is Freiman's theorem?
Freiman's theorem is a proper noun.

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