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semiprimes

semiprimes is the plural of semiprime.

Meaning of semiprime

Noun

semiprime (plural semiprimes)

  1. A natural number that is the product of two (not necessarily distinct) prime numbers.
    • Again, to be perfectly clear, we are looking for c values that produce a low density of semiprimes when employing Euler's basic polynomial but changing the c values, in the range of x=1 to 10000. Some very early standouts are: c=4 which produces 799 semiprimes; c=6 which produces 532 semiprimes...2010, Jason Earls, The Lowbrow Experimental Mathematician, Lulu.com, page 145
    Synonyms:
    biprime

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Questions about semiprimes

What is semiprimes the plural of?
Semiprimes is the plural of semiprime.

Words near semiprimes in the dictionary

  1. semipresidential
  2. semipresidentialism
  3. semiprimal
  4. semiprimality
  5. semiprime
  6. semiprimes
  7. semiprimitive
  8. semiprimitivity
  9. semiprivacy
  10. semiprivate
  11. semiprivatized

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