jeu de taquin

noun

A construction that defines an equivalence relation on the set of skew standard Young tableaux.

OriginFrench jeu de taquin →
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Meanings

nounjeu de taquin (plural jeux de taquin)

plural jeux de taquin

  1. combinatoricsA construction that defines an equivalence relation on the set of skew standard Young tableaux.

Origin

  1. Frenchjeu de taquin“15 puzzle”
  2. Englishjeu de taquin

From French jeu de taquin (“15 puzzle”, literally “teasing game”).

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