De Bruijn

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De Bruijn is a Dutch surname meaning "the brown". Notable people with the surname include:

Brian de Bruijn (b. 1954), Dutch-Canadian ice hockey player

Chantal de Bruijn (b. 1976), Dutch field hockey defender

Cornelis de Bruijn (1652–1726/7), Dutch artist and traveler

Daniëlle de Bruijn (b. 1978), Dutch water polo player

Frans de Bruijn Kops (1886–1979), Dutch footballer

Hans de Bruijn (b. 1962), Dutch political scientist

Inge de Bruijn (b. 1973), Dutch swimmer

Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (1918–2012), Dutch mathematician

Maarten de Bruijn (b. 1965), Dutch engineer

Nick de Bruijn (b. 1987), Dutch racing driver

Pi de Bruijn (b. 1942), Dutch architect

Mathematics

In mathematics, de Bruijn may refer to one of the following topics named after Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn:

De Bruijn sequence, a cyclic sequence of a given alphabet such that every length n subsequence appears exactly once

De Bruijn torus, a generalization of the De Bruijn sequence in two dimensions

De Bruijn graph, a graph representing overlaps between sequences of symbols

De Bruijn–Erdős theorem (disambiguation)

De Bruijn–Erdős theorem (graph theory), a theorem about graph coloring

De Bruijn–Erdős theorem (incidence geometry), a theorem about lines determined by points in the projective plane

De Bruijn index, a nameless representation of the λ calculus

De Bruijn–Newman constant, Λ, a mathematical constant related to the Riemann zeta-function

De Bruijn notation, a syntax for terms in the λ calculus

De Bruijn's theorem, a theorem regarding the packing of bricks into boxes

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