Pigeonhole Principle

1 min read Last updated Mon May 25 2026 17:06:29 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

If there are nn boxes and mm pigeons (where m>nm > n), then at least one box must contain mn\lceil \frac{m}{n} \rceil pigeons.

For a graph with n2n \ge 2 vertices, there exist 2 vertices with the same degree.

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