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Grötzsch's theorem

Grötzsch's theorem proper noun: the statement that every triangle-free planar graph has a coloring using only three colors.

grötzsch's theorem: the statement that every triangle-free planar graph has a coloring using only three colors
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Proper noun

Grötzsch's theorem

  1. The statement that every triangle-free planar graph has a coloring using only three colors.

Origin of Grötzsch's theorem

Named after German mathematician Herbert Grötzsch, who published a proof in 1959.

Questions about Grötzsch's theorem

What does Grötzsch's theorem mean?
Grötzsch's theorem means the statement that every triangle-free planar graph has a coloring using only three colors.
What part of speech is Grötzsch's theorem?
Grötzsch's theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Grötzsch's theorem in the dictionary

  1. Gröbner bases
  2. Gröbner basis
  3. Gröde
  4. Grötzsch graph
  5. Grötzsch graphs
  6. Grötzsch's theorem
  7. grünerite
  8. grünerites
  9. Grădina
  10. Grădinari
  11. Grădinile

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