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The mathematician so strange the FBI thought he was a spy (Original Post) struggle4progress Jan 2025 OP
He was a bizarre dude. Lucky Luciano Jan 2025 #1

Lucky Luciano

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1. He was a bizarre dude.
Thu Jan 9, 2025, 02:28 AM
Jan 2025

Last edited Thu Jan 9, 2025, 09:37 AM - Edit history (1)

Mathematicians often love to compare their Erdös numbers - the degree of separation you have from him based on co-authoring papers.

Co-authoring with Erdös is Erdös number one (maybe zero not sure). Coauthoring with someone who is Erdös number N means you have Erdös number N+1 where N is the minimum amongst all people you have coauthored with.

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