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Gaussian primes

Gaussian primes is the plural of Gaussian prime.

Meaning of Gaussian prime

Noun

Gaussian prime (plural Gaussian primes)

  1. A Gaussian integer a + bi such that either one of a, b is zero and the absolute value of the other is a prime number of the form 4n + 3 (with n a nonnegative integer); or both are nonzero and a² + b² is a prime number (which will never be of the form 4n + 3).

Questions about Gaussian primes

What is Gaussian primes the plural of?
Gaussian primes is the plural of Gaussian prime.

Words near Gaussian primes in the dictionary

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

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