Erdős number

English

Etymology

Named after Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős.

Noun

Erdős number (plural Erdős numbers)

(mathematics) A number describing the degree of collaboration between a mathematician and Paul Erdős, defined such that a mathematician who has written a paper with Erdős has an Erdős number of 1, a mathematician who has written a paper with somebody having an Erdős number of 1 has an Erdős number of two, and so on.

Translations

mathematics

Hungarian: Erdős-szám (hu)
Portuguese: número de Erdös m

Russian: число́ Э́рдёша (čisló Érdjoša)
Swedish: Erdőstal (sv) n

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