Erdős number en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős.
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erdős numbers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Erdós number | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Erdœs number | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Erdös number | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Erdoes number | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Erdos number | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (6)
sv Erdőstal (mathematics) · de Erdős-Zahl (mathematics) · ru число́ Э́рдёша (mathematics) · pt número de Erdös (mathematics) · hu Erdős-szám (mathematics) · ro număr Erdős (mathematics)