number theory
noun Mathematics.
the study of integers and their relation to one another.
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Also called theory of numbers.
Origin of number theory
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby number theory
Numbers, numbers game, number sign, numbers pool, Number Ten, number theory, number two, number work, numbfish, numbing, numbles
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Example sentences 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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