Goldbach number

noun

A positive even integer that can be expressed as the sum of two odd primes; involved in Goldbach's conjecture.

Meanings

nounGoldbach number (plural Goldbach numbers)

plural Goldbach numbers

  1. mathematicsA positive even integer that can be expressed as the sum of two odd primes; involved in Goldbach's conjecture.
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