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gilbreath's conjecture

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Syllables
gilbreath's -con-jec-ture
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A conjecture in number theory regarding the sequences generated by applying the forward difference operator to consecutive prime numbers and leaving the results unsigned, and then repeating this process on consecutive terms in the resulting sequence, and so forth. The first term in every such sequence appears to be 1.

Etymology

Named after mathematician Norman L. Gilbreath, who presented it in 1958.

Questions

What does gilbreath's conjecture mean?
A conjecture in number theory regarding the sequences generated by applying the forward difference operator to consecutive prime numbers and leaving the results unsigned, and then repeating this process on consecutive terms in the resulting sequence, and so forth. The first term in every such sequence appears to be 1.
Where does gilbreath's conjecture come from?
Named after mathematician Norman L. Gilbreath, who presented it in 1958.

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