N-category Number
In mathematics, the n-category number of a mathematician is a humorous construct invented by Dan Freed, intended to measure the capacity of that mathematician to stomach the use of higher categories. It is defined as the largest number n such that he or she can think about n-categories for a half hour without getting a splitting headache.
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