Selberg sieve

noun

A technique for estimating the size of sifted sets of positive integers that satisfy a set of conditions expressed by congruences.

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Meanings

nounSelberg sieve (plural Selberg sieves)

plural Selberg sieves

  1. mathematicsA technique for estimating the size of sifted sets of positive integers that satisfy a set of conditions expressed by congruences.

Origin

Developed by Atle Selberg in the 1940s.

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