Goldbach's conjecture

proper noun

A conjecture stating that every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematicsA conjecture stating that every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes.

    “Goldbach’s conjecture, I finally remember it,” he says, as I’m standing to go. “And I want to make sure I tell you. It’s important: For every even number n>2, there exist two prime numbers p_1 and p_2 such that we can write: p_1 + p_2 = n…”

    2022, Iain Reid, We Spread, Scribner, pages 255-256

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 哥德巴赫猜想
  • 哥德巴赫猜想 (Gēdébāhè cāixiǎng)Translations
German Goldbachsche Vermutung
  • Goldbachsche VermutungTranslations
Russian проблема Гольдбаха
  • проблема Гольдбаха (problema Golʹdbaxa)Translations
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APA

Goldbach's conjecture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goldbach's%20conjecture

MLA

“Goldbach's conjecture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goldbach's%20conjecture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Goldbach's conjecture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goldbach's%20conjecture.

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