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Glaisher's Theorem

Number Theory

Glaisher's theorem is a result in number theory useful to the study of integer partitions. Proved in 1883 by James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, it states that the number of partitions of an integer into parts not divisible by some number d equals the number of partitions in which no part is repeated d or more times. The result generalizes an earlier 1748 finding of Leonhard Euler for the case where d equals 2, the statement that the number of partitions into distinct parts equals the number of partitions into odd parts. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Statement
The number of partitions of n into parts not divisible by d equals the number of partitions in which no part is repeated d or more times. 2
Proof Year
1883 2
Classification
Statement Form
Identity or Equation 1
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Equation, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the statement-form enum value this theorem already carries, resolved to a mathematics concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The statement-form fact itself stays on the theorem unchanged.

Identity, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the statement-form enum value this theorem already carries, resolved to a mathematics concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The statement-form fact itself stays on the theorem unchanged.

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Source Glaisher's theorem (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Glaisher's theorem
WikipediaLead section, statement-form reference
Quote, Lead section, statement-form reference
Proved in 1883 by James Whitbread Lee Glaisher, it states that the number of partitions of an integer n into parts not divisible by d is equal to the number of partitions in which no part is repeated d or more times.
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2. Glaisher's theorem (Wikipedia)
  • Statement
    is equal to the number of partitions in which no part is repeated d or more times
  • Introduction, first sentence
    Proved in 1883 by James Whitbread Lee Glaisher
  • In Branch: Number Theory, Lead sentence
    In number theory, Glaisher's theorem is an identity useful to the study of integer partitions.
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