English Explanatory Dictionary

Cramér's conjecture

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Meanings

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  1. An estimate for the size of gaps between consecutive prime numbers, stating that p_n+1-p_n=O(( log p_n)²), where pₙ denotes the nth prime number, O is big O notation, and log is the natural logarithm.

Word forms

Cramér's conjecture

Etymology

Formulated by the Swedish mathematician Harald Cramér in 1936.

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