"Ramsey number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Ramsey numbers [plural]
Etymology: Named after Frank Plumpton Ramsey (1903–1930), British mathematician, philosopher and economist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ramsey number (plural Ramsey numbers)
  1. (combinatorics) Any one of a certain set of numbers which are guaranteed to exist by Ramsey's theorem; a positive integer which is a certain function of some given multiset of positive integers, where that "certain function" is that which yields the minimal number guaranteed to exist by Ramsey's theorem. Wikipedia link: Frank Plumpton Ramsey, Ramsey number Categories (topical): Combinatorics

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