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computational number theory

computational number theory proper noun: the field of study dealing with computational methods for investigating and solving problems in number theory and arithmetic geometry.

Proper noun

computational number theory

  1. The field of study dealing with computational methods for investigating and solving problems in number theory and arithmetic geometry.
    • Topics studied in computational number theory include algorithms for primality testing and integer factorisation, finding solutions to Diophantine equations and explicit methods in arithmetic geometry.
    • Computational number theory has applications in cryptography, including RSA, elliptic curve cryptography and post-quantum cryptography, and is used to investigate conjectures and open problems in number theory, including the Riemann hypothesis.

Synonyms of computational number theory

Questions about computational number theory

What does computational number theory mean?
Computational number theory means the field of study dealing with computational methods for investigating and solving problems in number theory and arithmetic geometry.
What part of speech is computational number theory?
Computational number theory is a proper noun.

Words near computational number theory in the dictionary

  1. computational lexicology
  2. computational linguistics
  3. computational model
  4. computational models
  5. computational neuroscience
  6. computational number theory
  7. computational semantics
  8. computational social choice
  9. computationalism
  10. computationalist
  11. computationalistic

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