"prime number theorem" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prime number theorems [plural]
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  1. (number theory) The theorem that the number of prime numbers less than n asymptotically approaches n / ln(n) as n approaches infinity. Categories (topical): Number theory
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  2. (number theory) Any theorem that concerns the distribution of prime numbers. Categories (topical): Number theory
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: prime-counting function

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