Legendre's conjecture

proper noun

A conjecture stating that there is a prime number between n² and (n+1)² for every positive integer n.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematicsA conjecture stating that there is a prime number between n² and (n+1)² for every positive integer n.

Origin

Proposed by Adrien-Marie Legendre.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Legendre's conjecture on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.