Definition:Strange Family Problem
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Definition
A strange family problem is a puzzle concerning the family relationships between people who have intermarried in unusual ways.
Also see
- Results about strange family problems can be found here.
Historical Note
David Singmaster notes that the earliest known strange family problems appear to originate from Bede and Alcuin of York.
The term strange family problem was coined by Singmaster himself.
Sources
- 1992: John Hadley/2 and David Singmaster: Problems to Sharpen the Young (Math. Gazette Vol. 76, no. 475: pp. 102 – 126) www.jstor.org/stable/3620384