"almost prime" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} almost prime (not comparable)
  1. (number theory) Having this property. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Number theory Translations (having this property): casi primo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-almost_prime-en-adj-qzTFYa2N Topics: mathematics, number-theory, sciences

Noun

Forms: almost primes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} almost prime (plural almost primes)
  1. (number theory) A natural number for which there exists an absolute constant K such that the number has at most K prime factors. Categories (topical): Number theory Translations (natural number with an absolute constant K): Fastprimzahl [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-almost_prime-en-noun-SB1wY8l2 Topics: mathematics, number-theory, sciences

Inflected forms

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