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Bertrand-Chebyshev theorem

Bertrand-Chebyshev theorem proper noun: the theorem that there is at least one prime number between n and 2n for every n>1, i.e.

Proper noun

Bertrand-Chebyshev theorem

  1. the theorem that there is at least one prime number between n and 2n for every n>1, i.e.
    • ∀n∈ℕ:n>1⇒∃p∈ℙ:n<p<2n

Origin of Bertrand-Chebyshev theorem

From the surname of Joseph Louis François Bertrand, who conjectured the theorem, and the surname of Pafnuty Chebyshev who proved it.

Questions about Bertrand-Chebyshev theorem

What does Bertrand-Chebyshev theorem mean?
Bertrand-Chebyshev theorem means the theorem that there is at least one prime number between n and 2n for every n>1, i.e.
What part of speech is Bertrand-Chebyshev theorem?
Bertrand-Chebyshev theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Bertrand-Chebyshev theorem in the dictionary

  1. bertram
  2. Bertrand
  3. Bertrand's paradox
  4. Bertrand's postulate
  5. Bertrand's reagent
  6. Bertrand-Chebyshev theorem
  7. Bertrand-Edgeworth model
  8. bertrandite
  9. Bertsch
  10. Bertsch-Oceanview
  11. Bertsches

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