English Explanatory Dictionary

Singmaster's conjecture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A conjecture in combinatorial number theory, stating that there is a finite upper bound on the multiplicities of entries in Pascal's triangle (other than the number 1, which appears infinitely many times).

Word forms

Singmaster's conjecture

Etymology

Named after the British mathematician David Singmaster, who proposed it in 1971.

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