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Fermat numbers

Fermat numbers is the plural of Fermat number.

Meaning of Fermat number

Noun

Fermat number (plural Fermat numbers)

  1. An integer which is one more than two raised to a power which is itself a power of two (i.e., is expressible in the form 2^(2ⁿ)+1 for some n>0); equivalently, a number that is one more than two raised to some power (is expressible as 2ⁿ+1) and is prime.

Questions about Fermat numbers

What is Fermat numbers the plural of?
Fermat numbers is the plural of Fermat number.

Words near Fermat numbers in the dictionary

  1. Fermat
  2. Fermat curve
  3. Fermat curves
  4. Fermat equation
  5. Fermat number
  6. Fermat numbers
  7. Fermat point
  8. Fermat points
  9. Fermat prime
  10. Fermat primes
  11. Fermat pseudoprime

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