Etymology

Riemann hypothesis

Today it means: The conjecture that the zeros of the Riemann zeta function exist only at the negative even integers and certain complex numbers whose real part is ½. Full definition →

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Named after German mathematician Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866), who first formulated and discussed the hypothesis.

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