Ackermann may also refer to the following: *

Ackermann (surname) Ackermann is a surname. "Acker" comes from German language, German or Old English, meaning "field", and is related to the word "acre". ''Ackermann'' means "farmer" (literally: "fieldman"). Notable people with the surname, also spelled Akkermann. inc ...

, for many people with this name *Several mathematical objects named after

Wilhelm Ackermann Wilhelm Friedrich Ackermann (; ; 29 March 1896 – 24 December 1962) was a German mathematician and logician best known for his work in mathematical logic and the Ackermann function, an important example in the theory of computation. Biograph ...

Ackermann function In computability theory, the Ackermann function, named after Wilhelm Ackermann, is one of the simplest and earliest-discovered examples of a total function, total computable function that is not Primitive recursive function, primitive recursive. ...

Ackermann ordinal In mathematics, the Ackermann ordinal is a certain large countable ordinal, named after Wilhelm Ackermann. The term "Ackermann ordinal" is also occasionally used for the small Veblen ordinal, a somewhat larger ordinal. There is no standard ...

Ackermann set theory In mathematics and logic, Ackermann set theory (AST, also known as A^*/V) is an axiomatic set theory proposed by Wilhelm Ackermann in 1956. AST differs from Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory (ZF) in that it allows proper classes, that is, objects th ...

Ackermann steering geometry The Ackermann steering geometry (also called Ackermann's steering trapezium) is a geometric arrangement of linkages in the steering of a car or other vehicle A vehicle () is a machine designed for self-propulsion, usually to transport people ...

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Ackermann's formula In control theory, Ackermann's formula provides a method for designing controllers to achieve desired system behavior by directly calculating the feedback gains needed to place the closed-loop system's poles (eigenvalues) at specific locations ('' ...

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Der Ackermann aus Böhmen ''Der Ackermann aus Böhmen'' (German for "The Ploughman from Bohemia"), also known as ''Der Ackermann und der Tod'' ("The Ploughman and Death"), is a work of prose in Early New High German by Johannes von Tepl, written around 1401. Sixteen manus ...

'', or "The Ploughman from Bohemia", a work of poetry in Early New High German by Johannes von Tepl, written around 1401 *''

Ackermannviridae ''Ackermannviridae'' is a family of viruses in the order '' Pantevenvirales'', class ''Caudoviricetes''. Gammaproteobacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota serve as natural hosts. The family has two subfamilies and ten genera. Etymology The famil ...

'', virus family named in honor of H.-W. Ackermann

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