Etymology

Hales-Jewett theorem

Today it means: A fundamental combinatorial result of Ramsey theory, concerning the degree to which high-dimensional objects must necessarily exhibit some combinatorial structure, and cannot be completely random. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Alfred W. Hales and Robert I. Jewett.

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