Legendre's constant

proper noun

A mathematical constant occurring in a formula to approximate the behavior of the prime-counting function π(x), originally chosen to be 1.08366 but now known to be exactly 1.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematicsA mathematical constant occurring in a formula to approximate the behavior of the prime-counting function π(x), originally chosen to be 1.08366 but now known to be exactly 1.

Origin

Introduced by Adrien-Marie Legendre.

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

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

Chicago

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

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