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Graham's number

Graham's number proper noun: an extremely large number that is an upper bound on the solution to a certain problem in Ramsey theory.

Proper noun

Graham's number

  1. An extremely large number that is an upper bound on the solution to a certain problem in Ramsey theory.

Origin of Graham's number

Named after American mathematician Ronald Graham (1935–2020).

Questions about Graham's number

What does Graham's number mean?
Graham's number means an extremely large number that is an upper bound on the solution to a certain problem in Ramsey theory.
What part of speech is Graham's number?
Graham's number is a proper noun.

Words near Graham's number in the dictionary

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