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In mathematics, the pigeonhole principle states that if n items are put into m containers, with n > m, then at least one container must contain more than one item. [1] For example, of three gloves, at least two must be right-handed or at least two must be left-handed, because there are three objects but only two categories of handedness to put ...
Referring to the sock example: if you pull three socks from the drawer, you will either have 3 blue socks, or 2 blue and 1 black, or 1 blue and 2 black, or 3 black; in any case, you will have a pair of two socks of the same color (although you can't know in advance if it'll be black or blue).
Pigeon-hole messageboxes at Stanford University Pigeonholing is a process that attempts to classify disparate entities into a limited number of categories (usually, mutually exclusive ones). The term usually carries connotations of criticism, implying that the classification scheme referred to inadequately reflects the entities being sorted, or ...
A different kind of holy. King Charles III and wife Queen Consort Camilla visited a mosque in London, but all eyes — and cameras — were on the hole in the monarch’s sock. Prince Harry’s ...
Dovecote at Nymans Gardens, West Sussex, England A dovecote at Najafabad, Iran Pigeon tower in Kavastu, Estonia (built 1869) A dovecote at Mazkeret Batya, Israel A dovecote or dovecot / ˈ d ʌ v k ɒ t /, doocot or columbarium is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. [1]
Wearing socks and sandals is considered rather unaesthetic in the Czech Republic; however, some people prefer socks and sandals, and a part of the population prefers both the options (sandals with and without socks). [11] In Israel, socks and sandals are stereotypically associated with immigrants from the former Soviet Union. [12] [13] [14]
The video gave the band a reputation for nudity, [39] leading many critics to pigeonhole them as a joke act. [15] " It became something of an albatross as band members grew up," wrote Richard Harrington of The Washington Post . [ 52 ] "
A drum majorette wearing bobby socks in Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 8, 1939. Bobby socks are a style of women's socks. They are usually white and worn ankle-length or collected at the ankle, instead of being rolled up fully extended on the leg. The term is derived from the socks being worn "bobbed", meaning around the ankle. [1]