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Chen primes

Chen primes is the plural of Chen prime.

Meaning of Chen prime

Noun

Chen prime (plural Chen primes)

  1. Any prime number p such that p+2 is either a semiprime or another prime.
    • She tried counting Chen primes. 2, 3, 5... 7, 11... 13... 17... She couldn't concentrate.2013, Laura Hemphill, Buying In, Haughton Mifflin Harcourt (New Harvest), page 278

Questions about Chen primes

What is Chen primes the plural of?
Chen primes is the plural of Chen prime.

Words near Chen primes in the dictionary

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  2. Chen
  3. Chen Pao
  4. Chen Pao Island
  5. Chen prime
  6. Chen primes
  7. Chen's theorem
  8. Chen-chiang
  9. Chena
  10. Chenab
  11. Chenab Valley

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