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Singmaster's conjecture

Singmaster's conjecture proper noun: a conjecture in combinatorial number theory, stating that there is a finite upper bound on the multiplicities of entries in Pascal's triangle (other than the number 1, which appears infinitely many times).

Proper noun

Singmaster's conjecture

  1. A conjecture in combinatorial number theory, stating that there is a finite upper bound on the multiplicities of entries in Pascal's triangle (other than the number 1, which appears infinitely many times).

Origin of Singmaster's conjecture

Named after the British mathematician David Singmaster, who proposed it in 1971.

Questions about Singmaster's conjecture

What does Singmaster's conjecture mean?
Singmaster's conjecture means a conjecture in combinatorial number theory, stating that there is a finite upper bound on the multiplicities of entries in Pascal's triangle (other than the number 1, which appears infinitely many times).
What part of speech is Singmaster's conjecture?
Singmaster's conjecture is a proper noun.

Words near Singmaster's conjecture in the dictionary

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  2. singlists
  3. singlo
  4. singly
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  6. Singmaster's conjecture
  7. singogram
  8. singout
  9. singouts
  10. Singpho
  11. Singrauli

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