# Bacon number

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Source
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