Bacon number

noun — 2 senses

Bacon number

noun
1

A number defined such that an actor who has acted in a film with Kevin Bacon has a Bacon number of 1, an actor who has acted in a film with somebody having a Bacon number of 1 has a Bacon number of 2, and so on.

2

A number defined such that someone who knows (defined to various strictnesses) Kevin Bacon has a Bacon number of 1, someone who knows somebody with a Bacon number of 1 has a Bacon number of 2, and so on.

  • quick fun fact about me.i have a bacon number of 5. my dad knew pope francis (before he was pope), who knows obama, who knows whoopi goldberg, who worked with kevin bacon2022 February 9, @lonzowastaken, X:
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