Motzkin number
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after Theodore Motzkin.
Noun[edit]
Motzkin number (plural Motzkin numbers)
- (mathematics) For a given number n, the number of different ways of drawing non-intersecting chords between n points on a circle (not necessarily touching every point by a chord). They have diverse applications in geometry, combinatorics, and number theory.