erdős number

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Definition of erdős number in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

erdős num·ber

Turkish pronunciation

ırdōz nʌmbır

Pronunciation

/ˈərdōz ˈnəmbər/ /ˈɜrdoʊz ˈnʌmbɜr/

Etymology

() Named for the late Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős.