六ろく次じの隔へだたり

expression, noun

six degrees of separation

Refers to the hypothesis that any two people are connected by at most six social links. Often used in discussions of social networks.

• 六ろく次じの隔へだたりという考かんがえ方かたによれば、世せ界かい中じゅうの誰だれとでも六ろく人にん以い内ないの知しり合あいを介かいしてつながっているらしい。

  According to the idea of six degrees of separation, it seems that you are connected to anyone in the world through six or fewer acquaintances.