Three mathematicians on Wikipedia have an Erdős number of 1 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_with_Erd%C5%91s_number_1 Wikipedians with Erdős number 1]). These are co-authors of Erdős. It has 7 with an Erdős number of 5 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_with_Erd%C5%91s_number_5 Wikipedians with Erdős number 5]). These are coauthors, of coauthors, of coauthors, of coauthors, of coauthors of Erdős. The average mathematician has an Erdős number of 5. This results in a ratio of 3/7 for coauthors of Erdős vs average mathematicians on Wikipedia. | Three mathematicians on Wikipedia have an Erdős number of 1 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_with_Erd%C5%91s_number_1 Wikipedians with Erdős number 1]). These are co-authors of Erdős. It has 7 with an Erdős number of 5 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_with_Erd%C5%91s_number_5 Wikipedians with Erdős number 5]). These are coauthors, of coauthors, of coauthors, of coauthors, of coauthors of Erdős. The average mathematician has an Erdős number of 5. This results in a ratio of 3/7 for coauthors of Erdős vs average mathematicians on Wikipedia. |