Hagberg number

noun

Synonym of falling number

Meanings

nounHagberg number (plural Hagberg numbers)

plural Hagberg numbers

  1. Synonym of falling number

    Synonyms: falling number

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of falling number

Origin

Named after Sven Hagberg, one of the developers of the method in the 1950s.

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Hagberg number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hagberg%20number

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“Hagberg number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hagberg%20number. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hagberg number,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hagberg%20number.

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