English Explanatory Dictionary

Chen prime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any prime number p such that p+2 is either a semiprime or another prime.

Word forms

Chen prime Chen primes

Etymology

Named after Chinese mathematician Chen Jingrun, who proved in 1966 that there are infinitely many such numbers.

Related words

cousin prime prime gap prime pair sexy prime
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