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Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics — Rényi Alfréd Matematikai Kutatóintézet Established 1950 (1950) Field of Research mathematics Director Péter Pál Pálfy … Wikipedia
Umbral calculus — In mathematics before the 1970s, the term umbral calculus was understood to mean the surprising similarities between otherwise unrelated polynomial equations, and certain shadowy techniques that can be used to prove them. These techniques were… … Wikipedia
Combinatorics — is a branch of mathematics concerning the study of finite or countable discrete structures. Aspects of combinatorics include counting the structures of a given kind and size (enumerative combinatorics), deciding when certain criteria can be met,… … Wikipedia
Ivo Lah — a.k.a. Ivan Lah (Štrukljeva vas near Cerknica, Austria Hungary (now Slovenia) September 5, 1896 March 23 1979, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)) was a Slovenian mathematician and actuary, best known for his discovery of the Lah numbers in… … Wikipedia
Gian-Carlo Rota — ] From 1966 until his death he was a consultant at Los Alamos National Laboratory, frequently visiting to lecture, discuss, and collaborate, notably with his friend Stan Ulam.He began his career as a functional analyst, but changed directions and … Wikipedia
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Catalan number — For names of numbers in Catalan, see List of numbers in various languages#Occitano Romance. In combinatorial mathematics, the Catalan numbers form a sequence of natural numbers that occur in various counting problems, often involving recursively… … Wikipedia
Joel Spencer — (born April 20 1946)is an American mathematician. He is a combinatorialist who hasworked on probabilistic methods in combinatorics and on Ramsey theory.He received his doctorate from Harvard University in 1970, under the supervision of Andrew… … Wikipedia
