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Fermat number en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after French lawyer and amateur mathematician Pierre de Fermat (1601–1665).

Meanings

1. An integer which is one more than two raised to a power which is itself a power of two (i.e., is expressible in the form 2^(2ⁿ)+1 for some n>0); equivalently, a number that is one more than two raised to some power (is expressible as 2ⁿ+1) and is prime.

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Translations (2)

pl liczba Fermata (integer which is one more than two raised to a power which is itself a power of two) · bg число́ на Ферма́ (integer which is one more than two raised to a power which is itself a power of two)