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Kummer's theorem

Kummer's theorem proper noun: a formula for the exponent of the highest power of a prime number that divides a given binomial coefficient.

Proper noun

Kummer's theorem

  1. A formula for the exponent of the highest power of a prime number that divides a given binomial coefficient.

Origin of Kummer's theorem

Named after Ernst Kummer, who proved it in an 1852 paper.

Questions about Kummer's theorem

What does Kummer's theorem mean?
Kummer's theorem means a formula for the exponent of the highest power of a prime number that divides a given binomial coefficient.
What part of speech is Kummer's theorem?
Kummer's theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Kummer's theorem in the dictionary

  1. Kummer rings
  2. Kummer surface
  3. Kummer surfaces
  4. Kummer varieties
  5. Kummer variety
  6. Kummer's theorem
  7. kummerbund
  8. kummerbunds
  9. kummerian
  10. kummi
  11. kummis

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