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twin prime en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two.
   • Euclid devised a simple, beautiful proof showing that there is an infinite number of primes. But what of the twin primes? As far as you go on the number line, will there always be another set of twins? 2015 July 24, Gareth Cook, “The Singular Mind of Terry Tao”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2020:

Forms

Relateds

sexy prime · twin prime pair · cousin prime · prime constellation

Translations (12)

sv primtalstvilling (either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two) · cmn 孿生質數 /孪生质数 (either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two) · fi alkulukupari (either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two) · is tvíburafrumtala (either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two) · es primo gemelo (either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two) · ko 쌍둥이 소수 (either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two) · cmn 孿生素數 /孪生素数 (either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two) · sv tvillingprimtal (either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two) · de Primzahlzwilling (either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two) · is frumtalnatvíburi (either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two) · fi alkulukukaksoset (either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two) · ja 双子素数 (either of a pair of prime numbers that differ by two)