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Ramsey number

Ramsey number 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.

Noun

Ramsey number (plural Ramsey numbers)

  1. 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.

Forms of Ramsey number

pluralRamsey numbers

Origin of Ramsey number

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

Questions about Ramsey number

What does Ramsey number mean?
Ramsey number means 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.
What part of speech is Ramsey number?
Ramsey number is a noun.
What is the plural of Ramsey number?
The plural of Ramsey number is Ramsey numbers.

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