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Pairing function

In mathematics, a pairing function is a process to uniquely encode two natural numbers into a single natural number.

For ordinal numbers, Cantor pairing function & Other pairing functions

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Cantor pairing function

For ordinal numbers

Other pairing functions

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Pairing function

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Pairing function

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related to For ordinal numbers · 5
Pairing function → Cartesian, It, The, There, Therefore
related to Restriction to natural numbers · 5
Pairing function → Cantor, Restriction, Szudzik, The, Which
related to Shifted Cantor pairing function · 5
Pairing function → Cantor, Hopcroft, It, The, Ullman
is a · 3
Pairing function → bijection π, primitive recursive pairing function π, process to uniquely encode two natural numbers into a single natural number.Any pairing function can be used in set theory to prove that integers and rational numbers have the s…
related to Derivation · 3
Pairing function → Cantor's, Indeed, The
related to Generalization · 3
Pairing function → Cantor, Instead, More
related to Other pairing functions · 3
Pairing function → In, Regan, The
related to Cantor pairing function · 1
Pairing function → The Cantor

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Pairing functionis aprocess to uniquely encode two natural numbers into a single natural number.Any pairing function can be used in set theory to prove that integers and rational numbers have the s…0.90text
Pairing functionis abijection π0.90text
Pairing functionis aprimitive recursive pairing function π0.90text
Pairing functionrelated to Cantor pairing functionThe Cantor0.60section
Pairing functionrelated to DerivationThe0.60section
Pairing functionrelated to DerivationCantor's0.60section
Pairing functionrelated to DerivationIndeed0.60section
Pairing functionrelated to For ordinal numbersThere0.60section
Pairing functionrelated to For ordinal numbersIt0.60section
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Pairing functionrelated to For ordinal numbersTherefore0.60section
Pairing functionrelated to For ordinal numbersCartesian0.60section

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