Lehmer's conjecture

proper noun

A conjecture asserting that there is an absolute constant μ>1 such that every polynomial with integer coefficients P(x)∈ℤ[x] satisfies certain properties.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematicsA conjecture asserting that there is an absolute constant μ>1 such that every polynomial with integer coefficients P(x)∈ℤ[x] satisfies certain properties.

Origin

Introduced by Derrick Henry Lehmer.

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