theory of numbers
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of theory of numbers
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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Stephen graduated top of his class from James Madison High School, won a Westinghouse Science Talent award for a problem involving the theory of numbers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among the mathematical problems with which he dealt successfully were the theory of numbers, the squaring of the circle and the calculation of chances.
From History of Holland by George Edmundson
Wilson did not publish anything: the theorem by which he has cut his name in the theory of numbers was communicated to Waring, by whom it was published.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I by David Eugene Smith
His brilliant researches in the theory of numbers entitle him to rank as the founder of the modern theory.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
If the theory of numbers belongs to pure mathematics, the study of the place of the number concept in the system of human ideas belongs to philosophy.
From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various
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