The Rayleigh theorem (also known as Beatty's theorem) states that given an irrational number there exists so that the Beatty sequences and partition the set of positive integers: each positive integer belongs to exactly one of the two sequences.
Read more about this topic: Beatty Sequence
Famous quotes containing the word theorem:
“To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough, a police force is needed as well.”
—Albert Camus (1913–1960)