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Morton number (number theory)

A Morton number is a special type of number that is used a lot in computer science. Think of it like putting your toys away in your toy box - just like how you have different sections in your toy box for different toys, computers have different sections in their memory to store information.

A Morton number is like a special address for each section in the computer's memory. It helps the computer easily find where the information it needs is stored. Think of it like how you remember where you put your favorite toy in your toy box so you can easily find it later.

These numbers are named after a mathematician named Morton who came up with the idea. They are made up of a combination of ones and zeroes, which is how computers store information.

So basically, a Morton number is a special code that helps computers keep track of where information is stored in their memory, kind of like how you keep track of where your toys are in your toy box.