"Skewes' number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Skewes' numbers [plural]
Etymology: Named after South African mathematician Stanley Skewes. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Skewes' number (plural Skewes' numbers)
  1. (number theory) Any of several extremely large numbers used as upper bounds for the smallest natural number x for which π(x)> operatorname li(x), where π is the prime-counting function and li is the logarithmic integral function. These bounds have since been improved by others. Wikipedia link: Skewes' number, Stanley Skewes Categories (topical): Number theory
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