"Möbius function" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Named after August Ferdinand Möbius (1790–1868), a German mathematician and theoretical astronomer who introduced it in 1832. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Möbius function (uncountable)
  1. (combinatorics) A function from the natural numbers to the set {−1, 0, 1} which maps perfect squares to 0, prime numbers to −1, and is multiplicative. Wikipedia link: August Ferdinand Möbius, Möbius function Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Combinatorics, Functions

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