number theory

number theory

English

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Noun

number theory (uncountable)

1. (mathematics) The branch of pure mathematics concerned with the properties of integers.

   Factorization has driven many great discoveries in number theory.

Derived terms

• number-theoretical

Related terms

• arithmetic
• mathematics
• natural number
• number
• prime number
• theory
• whole number

Translations

branch of pure mathematics

Catalan: teoria de nombres f Chinese: Mandarin: 數論／数论 (zh) (shùlùn) Czech: teorie čísel f Danish: talteori c Dutch: getaltheorie (nl) Finnish: lukuteoria (fi) French: théorie des nombres (fr) f German: Zahlentheorie (de) f Hungarian: számelmélet (hu) Icelandic: talnafræði f, talnalist f Japanese: 数論 (ja) (sūron) Latin: theōria numerōrum f Polish: teoria liczb f Portuguese: teoria dos números f Punjabi: ਅੰਕ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ m (aṅka sidhānt) Romanian: teoria numerelor f Russian: тео́рия чи́сел (ru) f (teórija čísel) Slovene: teorija števil f Spanish: teoría de números f Swedish: talteori (sv) Turkish: sayılar teorisi (tr) Welsh: damcaniaeth rhifau f

Further reading

• Mathworld article on number theory