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prime gap

prime gap noun: the difference between two successive prime numbers.

Noun

prime gap (plural prime gaps)

  1. The difference between two successive prime numbers.

Forms of prime gap

pluralprime gaps

Questions about prime gap

What does prime gap mean?
Prime gap means the difference between two successive prime numbers.
What part of speech is prime gap?
Prime gap is a noun.
What is the plural of prime gap?
The plural of prime gap is prime gaps.

Words near prime gap in the dictionary

  1. prime fields
  2. prime form
  3. prime formula
  4. prime formulae
  5. prime formulas
  6. prime gap
  7. prime gaps
  8. prime ideal
  9. prime ideals
  10. prime implicant
  11. prime implicants

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