Cecil Number
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'''Cecil Number''', the number of steps that seperate a person from [[Richard Cecil]] | '''Cecil Number''', the number of steps that seperate a person from [[Richard Cecil]] | ||
− | The number is calculated in a similar fashion to the Bacon Number, | + | The number is calculated in a similar fashion to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon#Bacon_numbers Bacon Number]. However in the Kevin Bacon game, the only primitive step is simply "was in a movie with". |
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+ | For Cecil Numbers, the primitive steps in this are "Was the Spouse of", "Was the Parent of", "Was the Child of" and "Was the Sibling of". | ||
So the children of Richard Cecil are "Cecil Ones", their spouses are "Cecil Twos". Siblings, Parents or Children of those spouses would then be "Cecil Threes". | So the children of Richard Cecil are "Cecil Ones", their spouses are "Cecil Twos". Siblings, Parents or Children of those spouses would then be "Cecil Threes". | ||
And so on. | And so on. |