Robinson-Schensted correspondence
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English
Etymology
Named after two mathematicians who worked in this area, Robinson (in 1938) and Schensted (1961).
Noun
Robinson-Schensted correspondence (plural Robinson-Schensted correspondences)
- (mathematics) A bijective correspondence between permutations and pairs of standard Young tableaux of the same shape. It has applications in combinatorics and other areas.