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Goldbach's conjecture

Goldbach's conjecture proper noun: a conjecture stating that every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes.

Proper noun

Goldbach's conjecture

  1. A conjecture stating that every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes.
    • “Goldbach’s conjecture, I finally remember it,” he says, as I’m standing to go. “And I want to make sure I tell you. It’s important: For every even number n>2, there exist two prime numbers p_1 and p_2 such that we can write: p_1 + p_2 = n…”2022, Iain Reid, We Spread, Scribner, pages 255-256

Questions about Goldbach's conjecture

What does Goldbach's conjecture mean?
Goldbach's conjecture means a conjecture stating that every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes.
What part of speech is Goldbach's conjecture?
Goldbach's conjecture is a proper noun.

Words near Goldbach's conjecture in the dictionary

  1. Goldbach
  2. Goldbach number
  3. Goldbach numbers
  4. Goldbach partition
  5. Goldbach partitions
  6. Goldbach's conjecture
  7. goldback
  8. goldbacks
  9. goldballs
  10. goldband
  11. goldband lilies

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