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Goldbach's conjecture

British

/ ˈɡəʊldˌbɑːxs /

noun

the conjecture that every even number greater than two is the sum of two prime numbers

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Etymology

Origin of Goldbach's conjecture

named after C. Goldbach (1690–1764), German mathematician

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Goldbach’s conjecture, which states that every even integer is the sum of two primes, is known to be true for numbers up to 1018.

From Scientific American • Apr. 1, 2014

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