"Cunningham chain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Cunningham chains [plural]
Etymology: Named after mathematician A. J. C. Cunningham. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cunningham chain (plural Cunningham chains)
  1. (mathematics) A certain kind of sequence of prime numbers, with applications in cryptography.
    A Cunningham chain of the first kind of length n is a sequence of prime numbers (p₁, ..., pₙ) such that for all 1 ≤ i < n, pᵢ₊₁ = 2pᵢ + 1.     Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-Cunningham_chain-en-noun-m1EaSBxP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (mathematics) A certain kind of sequence of prime numbers, with applications in cryptography.
    A Cunningham chain of the second kind of length n is a sequence of prime numbers (p₁,...,pₙ) such that for all 1 ≤ i < n, pᵢ₊₁ = 2pᵢ − 1.     Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-Cunningham_chain-en-noun-BrjPdyhU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Topics: mathematics, sciences

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