prime number theorem
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of prime number theorem
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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We can use the prime number theorem to estimate how many missing primes there are between M74207281 and the next smallest prime.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2016
The prime number theorem, first proved in the late 1800s, quantifies that decline.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2016
We don’t know the exact answer, but the prime number theorem gets us close enough.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2016
Another visit to the prime number theorem shows there are approximately 1017,425,163 primes less than the next-largest known prime.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2016
Erdős later did a similar job of simplifying the prime number theorem, which reveals how prime numbers will be distributed.
From Scientific American • Mar. 26, 2013
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