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Selberg sieve

Selberg sieve noun: a technique for estimating the size of sifted sets of positive integers that satisfy a set of conditions expressed by congruences.

Noun

Selberg sieve (plural Selberg sieves)

  1. A technique for estimating the size of sifted sets of positive integers that satisfy a set of conditions expressed by congruences.

Forms of Selberg sieve

pluralSelberg sieves

Origin of Selberg sieve

Developed by Atle Selberg in the 1940s.

Questions about Selberg sieve

What does Selberg sieve mean?
Selberg sieve means a technique for estimating the size of sifted sets of positive integers that satisfy a set of conditions expressed by congruences.
What part of speech is Selberg sieve?
Selberg sieve is a noun.
What is the plural of Selberg sieve?
The plural of Selberg sieve is Selberg sieves.

Words near Selberg sieve in the dictionary

  1. selaphobia
  2. selar
  3. selars
  4. Selattyn
  5. Selattyn and Gobowen
  6. Selberg sieve
  7. Selberg sieves
  8. Selborne
  9. Selbornian
  10. Selbornians
  11. Selbourne

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