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Mersenne number

noun Mathematics.

a number of the form, 2p −1, where p is a prime number.

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Origin of Mersenne number

First recorded in 1890–95; named after M. Mersenne

Words nearby Mersenne number

merry widow, MERS, merse, Merseburg, Mersenne, Mersenne number, Mersey, Mersey beat, Merseyside, Mersin, mertensia
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