"de Bruijn's theorem" meaning in English

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Etymology: Devised by the Dutch mathematician Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn in a 1969 paper. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=de Bruijn's theorem}} de Bruijn's theorem
  1. (mathematics) A theorem about packing congruent rectangular bricks into larger rectangular boxes so that no space is left over. It states that a "harmonic brick" (one in which each side length is a multiple of the next smaller side length) can only be packed into a box whose dimensions are multiples of the brick's dimensions. Wikipedia link: de Bruijn's theorem Categories (topical): Mathematics

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