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sieve of Eratosthenes
noun
, Mathematics.
- a method of obtaining prime numbers by sifting out the composite numbers from the set of natural numbers so that only prime numbers remain.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sieve of Eratosthenes1
First recorded in 1795–1805
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