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Gaussian moat

Gaussian moat noun: the maximum difference between consecutive numbers in a sequence of distinct Gaussian prime numbers.

Noun

Gaussian moat (plural Gaussian moats)

  1. The maximum difference between consecutive numbers in a sequence of distinct Gaussian prime numbers.
    • If we can keep finding 'fatter and fatter' Gaussian moats surrounding the origin, then the prime-hiker will have to keep taking longer and longer steps.2006, Deanna Haunsperger, Stephen Kennedy, The Edge of the Universe: Celebrating Ten Years of Math Horizons, page 49
    • The approach we follow is composed by three main components, each one defined by its own algorithm. The first one generates the necessary Gaussian primes, the second one calculates the Gaussian Moat, and the third one calculates the shortest paths.2020, Hector Florez, Sanjay Misra, Applied Informatics: Third International Conference, ICAI 2020, Ota, Nigeria, October 29–31, 2020, Proceedings, page 483

Forms of Gaussian moat

pluralGaussian moats

Questions about Gaussian moat

What does Gaussian moat mean?
Gaussian moat means the maximum difference between consecutive numbers in a sequence of distinct Gaussian prime numbers.
What part of speech is Gaussian moat?
Gaussian moat is a noun.
What is the plural of Gaussian moat?
The plural of Gaussian moat is Gaussian moats.

Words near Gaussian moat in the dictionary

  1. Gaussian eliminations
  2. Gaussian function
  3. Gaussian functions
  4. Gaussian integer
  5. Gaussian integers
  6. Gaussian moat
  7. Gaussian moats
  8. Gaussian prime
  9. Gaussian primes
  10. Gaussian splat
  11. Gaussian surface

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