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twin primes

twin primes is the plural of twin prime.

Meaning of twin prime

Noun

twin prime (plural twin primes)

  1. Either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two.
    • Euclid devised a simple, beautiful proof showing that there is an infinite number of primes. But what of the twin primes? As far as you go on the number line, will there always be another set of twins?2015 July 24, Gareth Cook, “The Singular Mind of Terry Tao”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2020

Questions about twin primes

What is twin primes the plural of?
Twin primes is the plural of twin prime.

Words near twin primes in the dictionary

  1. Twin Peaksy
  2. twin prime
  3. twin prime conjecture
  4. twin prime pair
  5. twin prime pairs
  6. twin primes
  7. twin quasar
  8. twin quasars
  9. Twin Rivers
  10. twin room
  11. twin rooms

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