"Green-Tao theorem" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Green-Tao theorem [canonical]
Etymology: Proved by Ben Green and Terence Tao in 2004. Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Green-Tao theorem
  1. (number theory) A theorem stating that the sequence of prime numbers contains arbitrarily long arithmetic progressions.
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