Etymology

Blum integer

Today it means: A type of mathematical sequence of integers that is describing a natural number n without an imaginary part which differs from the Gaussian integer, but the integer sequence is following correctly only if n = p × q is a semiprime for which p and q are distinct prime numbers congruent to 3 mod 4. Full definition →

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Named after Manuel Blum.

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