Chen's theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A theorem stating that every sufficiently large even number can be written as the sum of either two primes, or a prime and a semiprime.

Word forms

Chen's theorem

Etymology

First stated by Chinese mathematician Chen Jingrun in 1966.

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