number theory
noun
: the study of the properties of integers
number theoretic
adjective
number theorist
noun
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Using a highly technical result in number theory by the Indian math prodigy Srinivasa Ramanujan, Sarnak and his collaborators produced regular graphs that achieved the Alon-Boppana bound.
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Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.
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The papers offer intriguing snapshots of his journey from his prewar focus on mathematical logic and number theory, into a new world of circuits, electronics, and engineering math.
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The world of mathematics is full of unreachable corners, where unsolvable problems live.
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Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.
—Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
The papers offer intriguing snapshots of his journey from his prewar focus on mathematical logic and number theory, into a new world of circuits, electronics, and engineering math.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
Introduction Staff Writer February 3, 2025 algorithms combinatorics computability elliptic curves foundations of mathematics integers logic mathematics number theory All topics
The world of mathematics is full of unreachable corners, where unsolvable problems live.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for number theory
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“Number theory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/number%20theory. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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