Tower of Hanoi
English
Proper noun
- A mathematical puzzle or game which consists of three rods, and a number of disks of different sizes that can slide onto any rod. The aim is to transfer a stack of disks, one move at a time, to a different rod, while never allowing a larger disk to be on top of a small one.
- 2019, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Ruin, Macmillan, page 153:
- Senkovi felt as though he was […] playing some odd Tower of Hanoi game where to progress he was constantly moving pieces backwards.
Further reading
- Tower of Hanoi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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