"Hadwiger-Nelson problem" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Hadwiger-Nelson problem [canonical]
Etymology: Named after Hugo Hadwiger and Edward Nelson. Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Hadwiger-Nelson problem
  1. (graph theory) The problem of determining the minimum number of colors required to color the plane such that no two points at distance 1 from each other have the same color.
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