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Dickman function

Dickman function proper noun: a function, denoted by ρ, used to estimate the proportion of smooth numbers up to a given bound.

Proper noun

Dickman function

  1. A function, denoted by ρ, used to estimate the proportion of smooth numbers up to a given bound.

Origin of Dickman function

First studied by actuary Karl Dickman.

Questions about Dickman function

What does Dickman function mean?
Dickman function means a function, denoted by ρ, used to estimate the proportion of smooth numbers up to a given bound.
What part of speech is Dickman function?
Dickman function is a proper noun.

Words near Dickman function in the dictionary

  1. dickling
  2. dicklings
  3. Dicklow
  4. dickly
  5. Dickman
  6. Dickman function
  7. Dickmans
  8. dickmatize
  9. dickmatized
  10. dickmatizes
  11. dickmatizing

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