Brun sieve

noun

A technique for estimating the size of sifted sets of positive integers that satisfy a set of conditions expressed by congruences.

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Meanings

nounBrun sieve (plural Brun sieves)

plural Brun sieves

  1. mathematicsA technique for estimating the size of sifted sets of positive integers that satisfy a set of conditions expressed by congruences.

Origin

Developed by Viggo Brun in 1915.

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