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Sharkovskii's theorem

Sharkovskii's theorem proper noun: a theorem about discrete dynamical systems. One of its implications is that if a discrete dynamical system on the real line has a periodic point of period 3, then it must have periodic points of every other period.

Proper noun

Sharkovskii's theorem

  1. A theorem about discrete dynamical systems. One of its implications is that if a discrete dynamical system on the real line has a periodic point of period 3, then it must have periodic points of every other period.

Forms of Sharkovskii's theorem

alternative formSharkovsky's theorem
alternative formSharkovskiy's theorem
alternative formSarkovskii's theorem

Origin of Sharkovskii's theorem

Named after Oleksandr Mikolaiovich Sharkovsky.

Questions about Sharkovskii's theorem

What does Sharkovskii's theorem mean?
Sharkovskii's theorem means a theorem about discrete dynamical systems. One of its implications is that if a discrete dynamical system on the real line has a periodic point of period 3, then it must have periodic points of every other period.
What part of speech is Sharkovskii's theorem?
Sharkovskii's theorem is a proper noun.

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