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
His genius in the theory of numbers was probably never excelled except by Fermat.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I by Smith, David Eugene
He was one of the world's geniuses in the theory of numbers, and was one of the founders of the theory of probabilities and of analytic geometry.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene
The theory of numbers as the symbols of certain qualities was originally borrowed by the Masons from the school of Pythagoras.
From The Symbolism of Freemasonry by Mackey, Albert G.
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 Edmundson, George
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