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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley