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Gaussian moats

Gaussian moats is the plural of Gaussian moat.

Meaning of Gaussian moat

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

Questions about Gaussian moats

What is Gaussian moats the plural of?
Gaussian moats is the plural of Gaussian moat.

Words near Gaussian moats in the dictionary

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

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