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Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test

Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test proper noun: a primality test for numbers of the form N = k · 2ⁿ − 1 with odd k < 2ⁿ.

Proper noun

the Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test

  1. A primality test for numbers of the form N = k · 2ⁿ − 1 with odd k < 2ⁿ.

Origin of Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test

Developed by Hans Riesel, based on the Lucas–Lehmer primality test.

Questions about Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test

What does Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test mean?
Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test means a primality test for numbers of the form N = k · 2ⁿ − 1 with odd k < 2ⁿ.
What part of speech is Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test?
Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test is a proper noun.

Words near Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test in the dictionary

  1. Lucas number
  2. Lucas numbers
  3. Lucas polynomial
  4. Lucas polynomials
  5. Lucas Valley-Marinwood
  6. Lucas-Lehmer-Riesel test
  7. Lucas-Penrose argument
  8. Lucased
  9. Lucases
  10. Lucasesque
  11. Lucasian

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