number theory
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noun Mathematics.
the study of integers and their relation to one another.
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Origin of number theory
First recorded in 1910–15
Also called theory of numbers.
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Examples from the Web for number theory
With the further development of the number-theory Pythagoreanism becomes entirely arbitrary and without principle.
A Critical History of Greek Philosophy|W. T. Stace
British Dictionary definitions for number theory
number theory
noun
the study of integers, their properties, and the relationship between integers
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