Associations to the word «Fermat»

Wiktionary

FERMAT PRIME, noun. (number theory) A prime number which is one more than a power of two.
FERMAT PRIMES, noun. Plural of Fermat prime

Dictionary definition

FERMAT, noun. French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed (with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665).

Wise words

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