"Chen prime" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Chen primes [plural]
Etymology: Named after Chinese mathematician Chen Jingrun, who proved in 1966 that there are infinitely many such numbers. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chen prime (plural Chen primes)
  1. (number theory) Any prime number p such that p+2 is either a semiprime or another prime. Wikipedia link: Chen Jingrun, Chen prime Categories (topical): Number theory Related terms: cousin prime, prime gap, prime pair, sexy prime

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